Review Article

Planktonic Foraminifera as Oceanographic Proxies: Comparison of Biogeographic Classifications Using Some Southwest Pacific Core-Top Faunas

Figure 1

(a) Core locations, bathymetry, circulation, and classification of core-top faunas in Weaver et al. [9] following criteria in Bé [4]. To harmonize with the latter, Neogloboquadrina pachyderma coiling variants are combined with the p/d intergrade and Globigerina bulloides with Globigerina falconensis. (b)–(d) Dominance maps for factor assemblages in the FA-20 model [10] applied to the same data (redrawn from [9, Figure 3]). Contours enclose areas in which factor loadings exceed the stated value. Loadings specify the percent variance in site faunas accounted for by each factor assemblage.
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