Table 6. Overall diatom abundance and relative contribution of the dominant species or assemblages at Hole 1077A.
Core, section, interval
Depth (mbsf)
Overall abundance Overall preservation Thalassionema nitzschioides (%) Chaetoceros resting spores (%) Skeletonema costatum Thalassiosira spp. Freshwater assemblage (%) Phytoliths Silicoflagellates
175-1077A-









1H-CC 4.93 A M 32.5 34.0
T 21.8
T
2H-CC 10.78 A G-M 17.8 38.4 T R 22.7
T
3H-CC 24.09 A G-M 50.7 39.6 R R 3.35 T T
4H-CC 33.85 C M 35.5 13.3 31.8 T 8.6
T
5H-CC 43.39 A M 40.4 25.0
T 27.1
T
6H-CC 52.93 A M 47.6 36.8 T T 4.7
T
7H-CC 62.55 C-F M-P 61.7 25.7
R 3.3 T T
8H-CC 72.22 C M 20.9 38.6 21.4 R 4.8
T
9H-CC 80.89 C-F M-P 37.0 41.5 T R 1.5
T
10H-CC 91.06 C M-P 34.0 42.7 T T 10.9
T
11H-CC 100.46 A-C M-P 31.7 42.2
T 13.4 T T
12H-CC 110.14 C M 31.4 44.1 T R 6.9 T
13H-CC 119.47 A M 65.8 26.6
T 4.4
T
14H-CC 127.47 F M-P 60.6 17.4 T R 3.7
T
15H-CC 138.67 A-C M 55.1 29.9
T 0
T
16H-CC 148.28 A M 61.9 31.5
T 2.7
T
17H-CC 157.55 A-C G-M 64.7 28.6 T R 2.3
T
18H-CC 166.73 A M 34.1 52.5 T F 3.7
R
19H-CC 176.39 C M 18.3 54.2 T 17.5 4.1
T
20H-CC 185.93 A M 51.0 30.3
R 5.4
T
21H-CC 195.49 A M 28.8 34.9
T 0.7
T
22H-CC 205.01 A M-P 31.8 40.5 T R 1.7
T

Notes: Includes diatom upwelling and freshwater assemblages, opaline phytoliths, and silicoflagellates (in percentages). Abundance: A = abundant; C = common; F = few; T = trace; and R = rare. Preservation: M = moderate; G = good; and P = poor.