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Deep Sea Ostracodes and Climate Change

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 July 2017

Thomas M. Cronin  and
Gary S. Dwyer
Thomas M. Cronin
Affiliation:
926A National Center, U. S. Geological Survey Reston, Virginia 20192 USA
Gary S. Dwyer
Affiliation:
Division of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708 USA
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Abstract

Ostracodes are bivalved Crustacea whose fossil shells constitute the most abundant and diverse metazoan group preserved in sediment cores from deep and intermediate ocean water depths. The ecology, zoogeography, and shell chemistry of many ostracode taxa makes them useful for paleoceanographic research on topics ranging from deep ocean circulation, bottom-water temperature, ecological response to global climate change and many others. However, the application of ostracodes to the study of climate change has been hampered by a number of factors, including the misconception that they are rare or absent in deep-sea sediments and the lack of taxonomic and zoogeographic data. In recent years studies from the Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic Oceans show that ostracodes are abundant enough for quantitative assemblage analysis and that the geochemistry of their shells can be a valuable tool for paleotemperature reconstruction. This paper presents practical guidelines for using ostracodes in investigations of climate-driven ocean variability and the ecological and evolutionary impacts of these changes.

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The Paleontological Society Papers , Volume 9: Bridging the Gap: Trends in the Ostracode Biological and Geological Sciences , November 2003 , pp. 247 - 264
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