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Identification of the Holocene-Pleistocene boundary in the Bering Sea by diatoms.

January 1, 1982

The modern diatom flora from surface sediment of the Navarin Basin region of the Bering Sea is dominated by Denticulopsis seminae and Nitzschia oceanica. D. seminae, a north boreal species, is most abundant in the deeper waters of the slope-basin regions, whereas N. oceanica, an Arctic species associated with ice cover, dominates the shallow shelf water. Downcore studies show that these species alternate in dominance within the late Quaternary sediments suggest climatic fluctuations.-from Author

Publication Year 1982
Title Identification of the Holocene-Pleistocene boundary in the Bering Sea by diatoms.
Authors J.G. Baldauf
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Boreas
Index ID 70011814
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse