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Example (1)-Benthic foraminifera abundance. Example (2) Classification of foraminifera. Species abundance. epifauna. infauna. -. +. Food. +. -. Oxygen. Word Bank. unilocular. uniserial. tubular. biserial. planispiral. trochospiral.
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Example (1)-Benthic foraminifera abundance Example (2) Classification of foraminifera Species abundance epifauna infauna - + Food + - Oxygen Word Bank unilocular uniserial tubular biserial planispiral trochospiral
Example (3)- Polar bear of Planktonic Foraminifera -right coiling (> 8ºC) 100 1 % N. Pachyderma (left) N. Pachy (left)/ N. Pachy (right) • N. pachyderma -left coiling (<8ºC) 0 0 0 10 20 30 0 10 20 30 Sea surface temperature (ºC) Sea surface temperature (ºC) Example (4)- Temperature change during the last ice age How cold was it for these sub-zero heroes during the ice age? Mg/Ca Ice age (20,000 years ago) Modern