Interannual and seasonal climatic variability recorded by reef corals, Plio/Pleistocene (Florida) and Mio/Pliocene (Dominican Republic)

In this study reef corals from two Caribbean and adjacent regions in different periods were investigated. Sclerochronological records of corals from well preserved Miocene to Pleistocene reefs were used to document potential changes in seasonal and interannual climate associated with CAS uplift and...

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Main Author: Böcker, Aron
Other Authors: Universität Leipzig, Fakultät für Physik und Geowissenschaften
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig 2014
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spelling ndltd-DRESDEN-oai-qucosa.de-bsz-15-qucosa-1411232014-04-29T03:32:47Z Interannual and seasonal climatic variability recorded by reef corals, Plio/Pleistocene (Florida) and Mio/Pliocene (Dominican Republic) Böcker, Aron Korallen Paläoklima Sklerochronologie Corals Sclerochronology Paleoclimate ddc:530 In this study reef corals from two Caribbean and adjacent regions in different periods were investigated. Sclerochronological records of corals from well preserved Miocene to Pleistocene reefs were used to document potential changes in seasonal and interannual climate associated with CAS uplift and closure. In southern Florida the Plio/Pleistocene Caloosahatchee Formation is cropping out. During the deposition of this stacked shallow marine sediments at the Plio/Pleistocene Florida carbonate platform, a rich coral fauna existed. Corals from the Caloosahatchee Formation were investigated herein, regarding to reveal high resolution (bimonthly) climatic archives in their skeletons. The second region investigated herein is the Cibao Valley in the Dominican Republic, where sediments of the Neogene Yaque Group are outcropping. Corals from the Late Miocene Cercado Formation and the Mio/Pliocene Gurabo Formation (both upper part of the Yaque Group) are discussed here. Both formations are mixed carbonate-siliciclastic deposits of the prograding inner-shelf and contain a well preserved faunal record. Sclerochronological methods are used to identify seasonal and interannual climatic variability. Especially radiography, stable isotope analysis and laser ablation measurements (LA-ICP-MS) were used and discussed with a special focus on the pristine preservation of the analysed coralline material. Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig Universität Leipzig, Fakultät für Physik und Geowissenschaften Prof. Dr. Thomas Brachert Prof. Dr. Thomas Brachert Prof. Dr. Adrian Immenhauser 2014-04-28 doc-type:doctoralThesis application/pdf http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa-141123 urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa-141123 http://www.qucosa.de/fileadmin/data/qucosa/documents/14112/DoktorarbeitPflichtexemplar.pdf eng
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topic Korallen
Paläoklima
Sklerochronologie
Corals
Sclerochronology
Paleoclimate
ddc:530
spellingShingle Korallen
Paläoklima
Sklerochronologie
Corals
Sclerochronology
Paleoclimate
ddc:530
Böcker, Aron
Interannual and seasonal climatic variability recorded by reef corals, Plio/Pleistocene (Florida) and Mio/Pliocene (Dominican Republic)
description In this study reef corals from two Caribbean and adjacent regions in different periods were investigated. Sclerochronological records of corals from well preserved Miocene to Pleistocene reefs were used to document potential changes in seasonal and interannual climate associated with CAS uplift and closure. In southern Florida the Plio/Pleistocene Caloosahatchee Formation is cropping out. During the deposition of this stacked shallow marine sediments at the Plio/Pleistocene Florida carbonate platform, a rich coral fauna existed. Corals from the Caloosahatchee Formation were investigated herein, regarding to reveal high resolution (bimonthly) climatic archives in their skeletons. The second region investigated herein is the Cibao Valley in the Dominican Republic, where sediments of the Neogene Yaque Group are outcropping. Corals from the Late Miocene Cercado Formation and the Mio/Pliocene Gurabo Formation (both upper part of the Yaque Group) are discussed here. Both formations are mixed carbonate-siliciclastic deposits of the prograding inner-shelf and contain a well preserved faunal record. Sclerochronological methods are used to identify seasonal and interannual climatic variability. Especially radiography, stable isotope analysis and laser ablation measurements (LA-ICP-MS) were used and discussed with a special focus on the pristine preservation of the analysed coralline material.
author2 Universität Leipzig, Fakultät für Physik und Geowissenschaften
author_facet Universität Leipzig, Fakultät für Physik und Geowissenschaften
Böcker, Aron
author Böcker, Aron
author_sort Böcker, Aron
title Interannual and seasonal climatic variability recorded by reef corals, Plio/Pleistocene (Florida) and Mio/Pliocene (Dominican Republic)
title_short Interannual and seasonal climatic variability recorded by reef corals, Plio/Pleistocene (Florida) and Mio/Pliocene (Dominican Republic)
title_full Interannual and seasonal climatic variability recorded by reef corals, Plio/Pleistocene (Florida) and Mio/Pliocene (Dominican Republic)
title_fullStr Interannual and seasonal climatic variability recorded by reef corals, Plio/Pleistocene (Florida) and Mio/Pliocene (Dominican Republic)
title_full_unstemmed Interannual and seasonal climatic variability recorded by reef corals, Plio/Pleistocene (Florida) and Mio/Pliocene (Dominican Republic)
title_sort interannual and seasonal climatic variability recorded by reef corals, plio/pleistocene (florida) and mio/pliocene (dominican republic)
publisher Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig
publishDate 2014
url http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa-141123
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