deep-sea benthic foraminiferal distribution in south west indian ocean implications to paleoecology深海底栖有孔虫的分布在印度洋西南古生态学意义.pdfVIP

International Journal of Geosciences, 2010, 1, 79-86 doi:10.4236/ijg.2010.12011 Published Online August 2010 (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/ijg) Deep-Sea Benthic Foraminiferal Distribution in South West Indian Ocean: Implications to Paleoecology 1 2 2 Nadimikeri Jayaraju , Balam Chinnapolla Sundara Raja Reddy , Kambham Reddeppa Reddy , Addula Nallappa Reddy3 1 Department of Geology Geoinformatics, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa, India 2Department of Geology, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, India 3ONGC Regional Geoscience laboratory, Chennai, India E-mail : nadimikeri@ Received May 14, 2010; revised June 13, 2010; accepted July 11, 2010 Abstract Five grab samples from the southwestern part of the Indian ocean were collected by ORV Sagar Kanya dur- ing the third expedition to the southern Indian ocean in June 2009. The sediment samples have been analyzed and recorded 36 benthic foraminiferal species belonging to 21 genera and 3 suborders. All the species were taxonomically identified, SEM photographed and illustrated. Deep sea-benthic foraminiferal species at dif- ferent locations of South of West India Ocean (3150-4125 m water depth) is examined in terms of number of species (n) and diversity (d). The observed depth ranges of benthic foraminifera have been documented to recognize their bathymetric distribution. The valves of these parameters reached their maximum at 3190 m water depth. Productivity continued in the Indo-Pacific Ocean (the biogenic boom) and the Oxygen mini- mum zone (OMZ) intensified over large parts of Indian Ocean continually. The diversity va