Impact of the Mediterranean-Atlantic connectivity and the late Miocene carbon shift on deep-sea communities in the Western Alboran Basin

• Published in: Palaeogeography, palaeoclimatology, palaeoecology Vol. 589; p. 110841
• Main Authors: Bulian, Francesca, Kouwenhoven, Tanja J., Jiménez-Espejo, Francisco J., Krijgsman, Wout, Andersen, Nils, Sierro, Francisco J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.03.2022
• Subjects: Foraminifers; Mediterranean circulation; Messinian; Stable isotopes; XRF analyses; Messinian; XRF analyses; Foraminifers; Mediterranean circulation; Stable isotopes

Integration of foraminiferal and geochemical data (stable isotope and elemental composition) from West Alboran Basin (WAB) ODP Site 976 allowed evaluation of the effects of the initial Mediterranean – Atlantic restriction event preceding the Messinian Salinity Crisis (MSC) in a context of late Mioce...