Paleoecological Records From Atlantic Deep-Sea Sediments

There is potential to learn more about the past ecosystems of the Atlantic ocean.

Studying ocean sediments can shed light on their composition and distribution across geological timescales and help us to understand the environmental changes they recorded. In turn, this can provide important insights into both the origin of modern-day species and how modern-day organisms and ecosystems may respond to change. Through this Research Topic, we aim to collate papers exploring the paleoecology of the vast deep-sea of the Atlantic Ocean over a range of timescales.

We welcome submissions related to (but not limited to) the following themes:

1. Use of ostracods, foraminifera, nannofossils or other abundant fossils to infer paleoecological/paleoenvironmental conditions of the Atlantic Ocean

2. Use of geochemical analysis to infer paleoceanography of the Atlantic

3. Geological observations related to paleocirculation and other aspects of the marine environment as they relate to biodiversity and paleoecologic conditions of the Atlantic Ocean

4. Inferences made from Atlantic deep-sea cores in a paleoecological or paleoceanographic context

5. Applications of deep-sea Atlantic paleoecological findings to modern-day systems

6. Exploring data-model comparison to inform about future climate change