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Highly branched isoprenoids as proxies for variable sea ice conditions in the Southern Ocean

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 June 2011

Guillaume Massé ,
Simon T. Belt ,
Xavier Crosta ,
Sabine Schmidt ,
Ian Snape ,
David N. Thomas  and
Steven J. Rowland
Guillaume Massé*
Affiliation:
Biogeochemistry Research Centre, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK LOCEAN, UMR7159 CNRS/UPMC/IRD/MNHN, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 4 Place Jussieu, 75252 Paris, France
Simon T. Belt
Affiliation:
Biogeochemistry Research Centre, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK
Xavier Crosta
Affiliation:
Environnement et Paléoenvironnement Océaniques, UMR5805, Université Bordeaux 1, Avenue des Facultés, 33405 Talence Cedex, France
Sabine Schmidt
Affiliation:
Environnement et Paléoenvironnement Océaniques, UMR5805, Université Bordeaux 1, Avenue des Facultés, 33405 Talence Cedex, France
Ian Snape
Affiliation:
Australian Antarctic Division, Channel Highway, Kingston, TAS 7050, Australia
David N. Thomas
Affiliation:
School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, Menai Bridge, Anglesey LL59 5AB, UK
Steven J. Rowland
Affiliation:
Biogeochemistry Research Centre, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK
*
guillaume.masse@locean-ipsl.upmc.fr
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Abstract

Concentrations of a highly branched isoprenoid (HBI) diene determined in over 200 sediment samples from the Arctic co-vary with those of an HBI monoene (IP25) shown previously to be a sedimentary sea ice proxy for the Arctic. The same diene, but not monoene IP25, occurred in nine sea ice samples collected from various locations around Antarctica. The diene has been reported previously in Antarctic sea ice diatoms and the 13C isotopic compositions of the diene determined in two Antarctic sea ice samples were also consistent with an origin from sea ice diatoms (δ13C -5.7 to -8.5‰). In contrast, HBIs found in two Antarctic phytoplankton samples did not include the diene but comprised a number of tri- to pentaenes. In sediment samples collected near Adélie Land, East Antarctica, both the diene and the tri- to pentaenes often co-occurred. 13C isotopic compositions of the tri- to pentaenes in three sediment samples ranged from -35 to -42‰ whereas that of the diene in a sediment sample was -18‰. We propose the presence of this isotopically 13C enriched HBI diene in Antarctic sediments to be a useful proxy indicator for contributions of organic matter derived from sea ice diatoms. A ratio of the concentrations of diene/trienes might reflect the relative contributions of sea ice to phytoplanktonic inputs of organic matter to Antarctic sediments.

Keywords

Adélie Land13C isotopesdiatomsHBIIP25polyunsaturates
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Physical Sciences
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Antarctic Science , Volume 23 , Issue 5 , October 2011 , pp. 487 - 498
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Copyright © Antarctic Science Ltd 2011

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