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

Figure 6

(a) Regional biogeography constructed from data in Figures 3–5. Site #35 is identified as an outlier but would likely classify as polar in a more inclusive higher southern latitude survey. Similarly, site #1 may represent the Northern Fauna of Kustanovich [19]. (b)–(e) Abundance plots for Globorotalia inflata, Neogloboquadrina incompta, Globigerina bulloides, and Neogloboquadrina pachyderma. Approximate position of the STF and SAF after Northcote and Neil [26, Figure 1].