Otolith δ 18 O Record of Mid-Holocene Sea Surface Temperatures in Peru
- 22 February 2002
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 295 (5559), 1508-1511
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1062004
Abstract
Peruvian sea catfish (Galeichthys peruvianus) sagittal otoliths preserve a record of modern and mid-Holocene sea surface temperatures (SSTs). Oxygen isotope profiles in otoliths excavated from Ostra [6010 ± 90 years before the present (yr B.P.); 8°55′S] indicate that summer SSTs were ∼3°C warmer than those of the present. Siches otoliths (6450 ± 110 yr B.P.; 4°40′S) recorded mean annual temperatures ∼3° to 4°C warmer than were measured under modern conditions. Trophic level and population diversity and equitability data from these faunal assemblages and other Peruvian archaeological sites support the isotope interpretations and suggest that upwelling of the Peru-Chile current intensified after ∼5000 yr B.P.Keywords
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