Citation:

PANGAEA.988969

Name: Benthic foraminiferal counts >63 µm, and grain-size fractions absolute and relative abundances in sediment core PS72/396-5
Published: 2026-07-14
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Keywords: Arctic Ocean; Foraminifera abundance; Stratigraphy

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Published: 2026-07-14 • DOI registered: 2026-07-14

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Abstract:

PS72/396-5 was retrieved in 2008 during the Polarstern expedition PS72 (ARKXXIII/3). Samples were freeze-dried and weight, thereafter, samples were wet and dry sieved over a >63 µm and 125 µm mesh, respectively. For each fraction the weight was determined and is provided as grain-size weight and % for each analysed sample. Benthic foraminifera were picked from sample splits of each grain-size fraction. Extrapolated to 100%, counts on the grain-size fraction were combined to create a data set >63 µm. Planktonic foraminifera abundances are provided for the size fraction >125 µm . This table shows the absolute abundances of species per gramm dry weight and their relative abundances. Species that don't contribute to bioevents in the sense of Wollenburg & Matthiessen (submitt.) were combined as 'others'.

Keyword(s):

Arctic Ocean; Foraminifera abundance; Stratigraphy

Supplement to:

Wollenburg, Jutta Erika; Matthiessen, Jens (submitted): Pleistocene Benthic Foraminifer Bioevents in the Central Arctic Ocean: stratigraphic and paleoceanographic implications.

Coverage:

Latitude: 80.577800 * Longitude: -162.317900

Date/Time Start: 2008-09-20T04:42:00 * Date/Time End: 2008-09-20T04:42:00

Minimum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 0.105 m * Maximum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 1.505 m

Event(s):

PS72/396-5 * Latitude: 80.577800 * Longitude: -162.317900 * Date/Time: 2008-09-20T04:42:00 * Elevation: -2723.0 m * Penetration: 9 m * Recovery: 7.87 m * Location: Arctic Ocean * Campaign: (PS72) * Basis: * Method/Device: Kasten corer (KAL) * Comment: 8 core sections: 0.1-1.09, 1.09-2.08, 2.08-3.08, 3.08-4.07, 4.07-5.06, 5.06-6.05, 6.05-7.05, 7.05-7.86 m

Parameter(s):

#	Name	Short Name	Unit	Principal Investigator	Method/Device	Comment
1	DEPTH, sediment/rock	Depth sed	m	Wollenburg, Jutta Erika		Geocode
2	Sample mass	Samp m	g	Wollenburg, Jutta Erika		dry
3	Foraminifera, benthic	Foram benth	#	Wollenburg, Jutta Erika	Counting >63 µm fraction	counts
4	Foraminifera, benthic	Foram benth	#	Wollenburg, Jutta Erika	Counting >63 µm fraction	per sample
5	Foraminifera, benthic	Foram benth	#/g	Wollenburg, Jutta Erika	Counting >63 µm fraction
6	Foraminifera, benthic calcareous	Foram benth calc	#/g	Wollenburg, Jutta Erika	Counting >63 µm fraction
7	Foraminifera, benthic agglutinated	Foram benth agg	#/g	Wollenburg, Jutta Erika	Counting >63 µm fraction
8	Foraminifera, benthic calcareous	Foram benth calc	%	Wollenburg, Jutta Erika	Counting >63 µm fraction
9	Foraminifera, benthic agglutinated	Foram benth agg	%	Wollenburg, Jutta Erika	Counting >63 µm fraction
10	Bolivina arctica	B. arctica	%	Wollenburg, Jutta Erika	Counting >63 µm fraction
11	Bolivina arctica	B. arctica	#/g	Wollenburg, Jutta Erika	Counting >63 µm fraction
12	Bulimina aculeata	B. aculeata	%	Wollenburg, Jutta Erika	Counting >63 µm fraction
13	Bulimina aculeata	B. aculeata	#/g	Wollenburg, Jutta Erika	Counting >63 µm fraction
14	Cassidulina neoteretis	C. neoteretis	%	Wollenburg, Jutta Erika	Counting >63 µm fraction
15	Cassidulina neoteretis	C. neoteretis	#/g	Wollenburg, Jutta Erika	Counting >63 µm fraction
16	Cyclammina trullisata	C. trullisata	%	Wollenburg, Jutta Erika	Counting >63 µm fraction
17	Cyclammina trullisata	C. trullisata	#/g	Wollenburg, Jutta Erika	Counting >63 µm fraction
18	Epistominella arctica	E. arctica	%	Wollenburg, Jutta Erika	Counting >63 µm fraction
19	Epistominella arctica	E. arctica	#/g	Wollenburg, Jutta Erika	Counting >63 µm fraction
20	Epistominella exigua	E. exigua	%	Wollenburg, Jutta Erika	Counting >63 µm fraction
21	Epistominella exigua	E. exigua	#/g	Wollenburg, Jutta Erika	Counting >63 µm fraction
22	Oridorsalis umbonatus	O. umbonatus	%	Wollenburg, Jutta Erika	Counting >63 µm fraction
23	Oridorsalis umbonatus	O. umbonatus	#/g	Wollenburg, Jutta Erika	Counting >63 µm fraction
24	Pullenia osloensis	P. osloensis	%	Wollenburg, Jutta Erika	Counting >63 µm fraction
25	Pullenia osloensis	P. osloensis	#/g	Wollenburg, Jutta Erika	Counting >63 µm fraction
26	Pyrgo rotalaria	P. rotalaria	%	Wollenburg, Jutta Erika	Counting >63 µm fraction
27	Pyrgo rotalaria	P. rotalaria	#/g	Wollenburg, Jutta Erika	Counting >63 µm fraction
28	Stetsonia horvathi	S. horvathi	%	Wollenburg, Jutta Erika	Counting >63 µm fraction
29	Stetsonia horvathi	S. horvathi	#/g	Wollenburg, Jutta Erika	Counting >63 µm fraction
30	Foraminifera, benthic, other	Foram benth oth	%	Wollenburg, Jutta Erika	Counting >63 µm fraction
31	Foraminifera, benthic, other	Foram benth oth	#/g	Wollenburg, Jutta Erika	Counting >63 µm fraction
32	Foraminifera, planktic	Foram plankt	#/g	Wollenburg, Jutta Erika	Counting >125 µm fraction
33	Ice rafted debris	IRD	#/g	Wollenburg, Jutta Erika
34	Size fraction > 0.063 mm, sand	>63 µm	g	Wollenburg, Jutta Erika	Grain size, sieving
35	Size fraction < 0.063 mm, mud, silt+clay	<63 µm	g	Wollenburg, Jutta Erika	Grain size, sieving
36	Ice rafted debris	IRD	%	Wollenburg, Jutta Erika
37	Size fraction > 0.063 mm, sand	>63 µm	g	Wollenburg, Jutta Erika	Grain size, sieving
38	Size fraction < 0.063 mm, mud, silt+clay	<63 µm	%	Wollenburg, Jutta Erika	Grain size, sieving

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