Abstract
This dataset consists of benthic and planktic foraminiferal carbon isotope (C-13, C-14) measurements from sediment cores taken throughout the northern Gulf of Mexico with relation to the Deepwater Horizon. Stable isotope measurements were performed on Cibicidoides spp., Uvigerina spp. and Globigerinoides ruber (white).
Purpose
This dataset was developed to determine the impact and recovery of benthic infauna and epifauna related to subsurface petroleum releases in the Gulf of Mexico. It was also created to determine the amount of Deepwater Horizon and Ixtoc petroleum incorporated in to foraminiferal calcite.
Keywords
Foraminifera, carbon isotopes, benthic, planktic
UDI
R4.x267.179:0025
Date
9-25-2017 12:00 AM
Point of Contact
Schwing, Patrick
University of South Florida
College of Marine Science
140 7th Ave South
St. Petersburg , FL 33701
USA
pschwing@mail.usf.edu
Funding Source
RFP-IV
Start of Data Collection
2-6-2015
End of Data Collection
7-29-2015
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7266/N7S180HN
Rights Information
This work is licensed under a
Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication 1.0 License.
Scholar Commons Citation
Schwing, Patrick and Chanton, Jeff, "Gulf of Mexico Benthic and Planktic Foraminifera Carbon Isotopes, 2015" (2017). C-IMAGE data. 44.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/cimage_data/44
Comments
Data and metadata is made available by the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information and Data Cooperative (GRIIDC) through a CC0 license in compliance with the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI). The original dataset landing pages may be accessed at GRIIDC’s dataset monitoring webpage.
Data users are encouraged to contact the originating investigator prior to data use and provide appropriate credit.