Journal article
Linkages between Holocene paleoclimate and paleohydrogeology preserved in a Yucatan underwater cave
Abstract
Three sediment cores spanning the last 4200 years from Aktun Ha Cave on the Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico) demonstrate that underwater caves can document changes to regional hydrogeology and climate. Benthic microfossils (testate amoebae, foraminifera), organic matter geochemistry (δ13C, δ15N, C/N), and particle size distributions were analyzed. However, microfossil paleoecology proved the most useful for indicating three salinity phases in the …
Authors
van Hengstum PJ; Reinhardt EG; Beddows PA; Gabriel JJ
Journal
Quaternary Science Reviews, Vol. 29, No. 19-20, pp. 2788–2798
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
September 2010
DOI
10.1016/j.quascirev.2010.06.034
ISSN
0277-3791