Calcification depths and temperatures of planktonic foraminifera off southwest Hainan Island and their paleoceanographic implications

The East Asian monsoon system influences the local oceanographic and climatic conditions of South China Sea (SCS), making the habitat depths of planktonic foraminifera (PF) specific for this region.The previous paleo-ocean reconstructions of SCS have been based on calcification habitat depths derived from other oceans, which may have affected the accuracy of interpretations. In this study, the calcification depths of Globigerinoides ruber,...