Diatom distribution as an environmental indicator in surface sediments of the West Philippine Basin -- Journal of Oceanology and Limnology,2017,35(2):431-443

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	SHEN Linnan, CHEN Min, LAN Binbin, QI Hongshuai, ZHANG Aimei, LAN Dongzhao, FANG Qi. Diatom distribution as an environmental indicator in surface sediments of the West Philippine Basin[J]. Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 2017, 35(2): 431-443

Diatom distribution as an environmental indicator in surface sediments of the West Philippine Basin

SHEN Linnan^1,2, CHEN Min², LAN Binbin², QI Hongshuai², ZHANG Aimei^1,2, LAN Dongzhao², FANG Qi²

1 College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China;
2 Geology Laboratory of Marine and Coastal Environment, Third Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Xiamen 361005, China

Abstract:

The distribution of diatoms from surface sediments of the West Philippine Basin was analyzed, with 68 species and varieties of diatoms from 26 genera identified. Diatom abundance varied spatially, with the absolute abundance of diatoms ranging from 0 to 3.4×10⁴ frustules/g. The seven tropical pelagic diatoms were Alveus marinus, Azpeitia africana, Azpeitia nodulifera, Hemidiscus cuneiformis, Hemidiscus cuneiformis var. ventricosus,Roperia tesselata and Rhizosolenia bergonii. The relative abundance of these species was greater than 20%, and their distribution pattern in the sediments was overlaid by the flow of the Kuroshio Current. Ethmodiscus rex was present at 159 stations, formed the most abundant and dominant species in the diatomaceous ooze, and thus referred to as Ethmodiscus ooze. Ethmodiscus rex was also a major contributor to primary production in the region. A principal component analysis was employed to explain the relationship between samples and variations in diatom species from the WPB. Four diatom assemblages were distinguished, representing different oceanographic conditions; their spatial distributions were closely related with the North Equatorial Current and Kuroshio Current patterns in the region. These diatom assemblages can therefore be useful in deciphering late Quaternary palaeoceanographic reconstructions of the West Philippine Basin.

Key words: diatoms|surface sediments|West Philippine Basin (WPB)|principal component analysis (PCA)|environmental factors

Received: 2015-10-29 Revised: 2016-01-04

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