Southward Migration of Arctic Ocean Species During the Last Glacial Period

Zhang P, Huang HH, Hong Y, Tian SY, Liu J, Il Lee Y, Chen J, Liang J, Wang H, Yasuhara M (2022)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2022

Journal

Geophysical Research Letters American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Book Volume: 49

Journal Issue: 23

DOI: 10.1029/2022GL100818

Abstract

The East Asian winter monsoon (EAWM) is associated with northerly surface winds affecting crop and livestock productivity and social and economic activities across East Asia. However, the relationship between EAWM dynamics and marine biota remains poorly understood. In this study, we analyzed fossil ostracods from sediment cores collected in the northwestern Pacific Ocean to detect the appearance/disappearance of circumpolar species during the late Quaternary. We compared our ostracod records, including dating results, with ice-rafted debris records from the Sea of Japan, and identified two southward migration events of Arctic ostracods at 120-100 ka (Marine Isotope Stage [MIS] 5d stadial) and 30-15 ka (MIS 3 and 2, peak Last Glacial), which corresponded to a strengthened EAWM system. Our results indicate that an intensified EAWM influenced the Yellow Sea Bottom Cold Water formation, lowered the winter water temperatures, and allowed Arctic ostracods to migrate southward into the Yellow Sea.

Authors with CRIS profile

Huai-Hsuan Huang Lehrstuhl für Paläoumwelt

Involved external institutions

University of Hong Kong (HKU) / 香港大學 HK Hong Kong (HK) Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) / 中国科学院 CN China (CN) Seoul National University (SNU) / 서울대학교 KR Korea, Republic of (KR) China Geological Survey (CGS) / 中国地质调查局 CN China (CN) Hohai University CN China (CN)

How to cite

APA:

Zhang, P., Huang, H.-H., Hong, Y., Tian, S.Y., Liu, J., Il Lee, Y.,... Yasuhara, M. (2022). Southward Migration of Arctic Ocean Species During the Last Glacial Period. Geophysical Research Letters, 49(23). https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL100818

MLA:

Zhang, Penghui, et al. "Southward Migration of Arctic Ocean Species During the Last Glacial Period." Geophysical Research Letters 49.23 (2022).

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