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Article: Surface nitrate utilization in the Bering sea since 180 kA BP: Insight from sedimentary nitrogen isotopes

TitleSurface nitrate utilization in the Bering sea since 180 kA BP: Insight from sedimentary nitrogen isotopes
Authors
KeywordsBering Sea
Quaternary
Nitrogen isotopes
Nitrate utilization
Issue Date2015
PublisherPergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/dsr2
Citation
Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 2015, v. 125-126, p. 163-176 How to Cite?
AbstractWe present high-resolution records of sedimentary nitrogen (δ15Nbulk) and carbon isotope ratios (δ13Cbulk) from piston core SO201-2-85KL located in the western Bering Sea. The records reflect changes in surface nitrate utilization and terrestrial organic matter contribution in submillennial resolution that span the last 180 kyr. The δ15Nbulk record is characterized by a minimum during the penultimate interglacial indicating low nitrate utilization (~62–80%) despite the relatively high export production inferred from opal concentrations along with a significant reduction in the terrestrial organic matter fraction (mterr). This suggests that the consumption of the nitrate pool at our site was incomplete and even more reduced than today (~84%). δ15Nbulk increases from Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 5.4 and culminates during the Last Glacial Maximum, which indicates that nitrate utilization in the Bering Sea was raised during cold intervals (MIS 5.4, 5.2, 4) and almost complete during MIS 3 and 2 (~93–100%). This is in agreement with previous hypotheses suggesting that stronger glacial stratification reduced the nutrient supply from the subeuphotic zone, thereby increasing the iron-to-nutrient ratio and therefore the nitrate utilization in the mixed surface layer. Large variations in δ15Nbulk were also recorded from 180 to 130 ka BP (MIS 6), indicating a potential link to insolation and sea-level forcing and its related feedbacks. Millennial-scale oscillations were observed in δ15Nbulk and δ13Cbulk that might be related to Greenland interstadials.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/210587
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dc.contributor.authorRiethdorf, JR-
dc.contributor.authorThibodeau, B-
dc.contributor.authorIkehara, M-
dc.contributor.authorNürnberg, D-
dc.contributor.authorMax, L-
dc.contributor.authorTiedemann, R-
dc.contributor.authorYokoyama, Y-
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-19T01:49:28Z-
dc.date.available2015-06-19T01:49:28Z-
dc.date.issued2015-
dc.identifier.citationDeep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 2015, v. 125-126, p. 163-176-
dc.identifier.issn0967-0645-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/210587-
dc.description.abstractWe present high-resolution records of sedimentary nitrogen (δ15Nbulk) and carbon isotope ratios (δ13Cbulk) from piston core SO201-2-85KL located in the western Bering Sea. The records reflect changes in surface nitrate utilization and terrestrial organic matter contribution in submillennial resolution that span the last 180 kyr. The δ15Nbulk record is characterized by a minimum during the penultimate interglacial indicating low nitrate utilization (~62–80%) despite the relatively high export production inferred from opal concentrations along with a significant reduction in the terrestrial organic matter fraction (mterr). This suggests that the consumption of the nitrate pool at our site was incomplete and even more reduced than today (~84%). δ15Nbulk increases from Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 5.4 and culminates during the Last Glacial Maximum, which indicates that nitrate utilization in the Bering Sea was raised during cold intervals (MIS 5.4, 5.2, 4) and almost complete during MIS 3 and 2 (~93–100%). This is in agreement with previous hypotheses suggesting that stronger glacial stratification reduced the nutrient supply from the subeuphotic zone, thereby increasing the iron-to-nutrient ratio and therefore the nitrate utilization in the mixed surface layer. Large variations in δ15Nbulk were also recorded from 180 to 130 ka BP (MIS 6), indicating a potential link to insolation and sea-level forcing and its related feedbacks. Millennial-scale oscillations were observed in δ15Nbulk and δ13Cbulk that might be related to Greenland interstadials.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherPergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/dsr2-
dc.relation.ispartofDeep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography-
dc.rights© 2015. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/-
dc.subjectBering Sea-
dc.subjectQuaternary-
dc.subjectNitrogen isotopes-
dc.subjectNitrate utilization-
dc.titleSurface nitrate utilization in the Bering sea since 180 kA BP: Insight from sedimentary nitrogen isotopes-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.emailThibodeau, B: bthib@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.authorityThibodeau, B=rp02033-
dc.description.naturepostprint-
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.dsr2.2015.03.007-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-84925605897-
dc.identifier.hkuros251577-
dc.identifier.volume125-126-
dc.identifier.spage163-
dc.identifier.epage176-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000375739800015-
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom-
dc.identifier.issnl0967-0645-

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