Census counts of benthic foraminifera, environmental parameters (temperature, salinity, and oxygen concentration), and radiocarbon measurements from cores obtained under and near a whale-fall off western Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Dates
Publication Date
2021-09-29
Start Date
2009-08-08
End Date
2009-08-08
Citation
McGann, M., and Paull, C.K., 2021, Census counts of benthic foraminifera, environmental parameters (temperature, salinity, and oxygen concentration), and radiocarbon measurements from cores obtained under and near a whale-fall off western Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9XB8QUV.
Summary
This data release provides census counts of benthic foraminifera (in percent for the total fauna and as raw counts for just the living specimens) as well as environmental parameters (temperature, salinity, and oxygen concentration) at the sampling sites, and radiocarbon measurements from selected push core samples obtained under and near a whale-fall off western Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
Summary
This data release provides census counts of benthic foraminifera (in percent for the total fauna and as raw counts for just the living specimens) as well as environmental parameters (temperature, salinity, and oxygen concentration) at the sampling sites, and radiocarbon measurements from selected push core samples obtained under and near a whale-fall off western Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
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Purpose
Benthic foraminifera were obtained from 3-centimeter sediment sections of four push cores taken under and in the vicinity of a whale-fall off western Vancouver Island to investigate the impact the whale-fall had on the microfauna. Environmental parameters of temperature, salinity, and oxygen concentration were used to characterize the oceanographic conditions at the sampling sites. Radiocarbon measurements were used to date the core sediment.
