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Kosarev, Aleksey N.; Kostianoy, Andrey G.

doi:10.1007/698_5_092

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“…The upper water layer (100-150 m) receives freshwater from rivers and atmospheric precipitation and is, therefore, cooler and less salty (~18‰) than the deeper waters (~22‰), originating from the Mediterranean Sea (Özsoy and Ünlüata, 1997;Kosarev and Kostianoy, 2008). As a result of the strong stratification, only the upper 150 m of surface water layer is oxygenated and has a high biological productivity, whereas deeper water masses are anoxic.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…As a result of the strong stratification, only the upper 150 m of surface water layer is oxygenated and has a high biological productivity, whereas deeper water masses are anoxic. The general circulation pattern of the upper layer is characterized by a cyclonic main current with eastern and western gyres in the central part of the Black Sea and a number of anticyclonic eddies along the periphery (Kosarev and Kostianoy, 2008;Oguz et al, 1993;Özsoy and Ünlüata, 1997). …”

Section: Regional Settingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Vegetation and environmental changes in Northern Anatolia between 134 and 119 ka recorded in Black Sea Sediments

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This multiproxy study on SE Black Sea sediments provides the first detailed reconstruction of vegetation and environmental history of Northern Anatolia between 134 and 119 ka. Here, the glacial–interglacial transition is characterized by several short-lived alternating cold and warm events preceding a meltwater pulse (~ 130.4–131.7 ka). The latter is reconstructed as a cold arid period correlated to Heinrich event 11. The initial warming is evidenced at ~ 130.4 ka by increased primary productivity in the Black Sea, disappearance of ice-rafted detritus, and spreading of oaks in Anatolia. A Younger Dryas-type event is not identifiable. The Eemian vegetation succession corresponds to the main climatic phases in Europe: i) the Quercus–Juniperus phase (128.7–126.4 ka) indicates a dry continental climate; ii) the Ostrya–Corylus–Quercus–Carpinus phase (126.4–122.9 ka) suggests warm summers, mild winters, and high year-round precipitation; iii) the Fagus–Carpinus phase (122.9–119.5 ka) indicates cooling and high precipitation; and iv) increasing Pinus at ~ 121 ka marks the onset of cooler/drier conditions. Generally, pollen reconstructions suggest altitudinal/latitudinal migrations of vegetation belts in Northern Anatolia during the Eemian caused by increased transport of moisture. The evidence for the wide distribution of Fagus around the Black Sea contrasts with the European records and is likely related to climatic and genetic factors.

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Section: Regional Settingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Regional Settingmentioning

confidence: 99%