CONTEMPORARY SALT-MARSH FORAMINIFERAL DISTRIBUTION FROM THE ADRIATIC COAST OF CROATIA AND ITS POTENTIAL FOR SEA-LEVEL STUDIES

Research Article| July 01, 2016 CONTEMPORARY SALT-MARSH FORAMINIFERAL DISTRIBUTION FROM THE ADRIATIC COAST OF CROATIA AND ITS POTENTIAL FOR SEA-LEVEL STUDIES Timothy A. Shaw; Timothy A. Shaw 6 1Sea Level Research, Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA.5Department of Geography and Planning, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Liverpool, Roxby Building, Liverpool, Merseyside L69 7ZT, U.K. 6Correspondence author. E-mail: tshaw@marine.rutgers.edu Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Jason R. Kirby; Jason R. Kirby 2School of Natural Sciences and Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, Merseyside, L3 3AF, U.K. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Simon Holgate; Simon Holgate 3Sea Level Research Ltd, Studio D, Baltic Creative Campus, Liverpool, Merseyside, L1 0AH, U.K. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Pero Tutman; Pero Tutman 4Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Šetalište Ivana Meštrovića, 21000, Split, Croatia. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Andrew J. Plater Andrew J. Plater 5Department of Geography and Planning, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Liverpool, Roxby Building, Liverpool, Merseyside L69 7ZT, U.K. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Timothy A. Shaw 6 1Sea Level Research, Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA.5Department of Geography and Planning, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Liverpool, Roxby Building, Liverpool, Merseyside L69 7ZT, U.K. Jason R. Kirby 2School of Natural Sciences and Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, Merseyside, L3 3AF, U.K. Simon Holgate 3Sea Level Research Ltd, Studio D, Baltic Creative Campus, Liverpool, Merseyside, L1 0AH, U.K. Pero Tutman 4Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Šetalište Ivana Meštrovića, 21000, Split, Croatia. Andrew J. Plater 5Department of Geography and Planning, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Liverpool, Roxby Building, Liverpool, Merseyside L69 7ZT, U.K. 6Correspondence author. E-mail: tshaw@marine.rutgers.edu Publisher: Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research Received: 14 Sep 2015 Accepted: 09 Nov 2015 First Online: 13 Jul 2017 Online Issn: 1943-264X Print Issn: 0096-1191 © 2016 Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research Journal of Foraminiferal Research (2016) 46 (3): 314–332. https://doi.org/10.2113/gsjfr.46.3.314 Article history Received: 14 Sep 2015 Accepted: 09 Nov 2015 First Online: 13 Jul 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Timothy A. Shaw, Jason R. Kirby, Simon Holgate, Pero Tutman, Andrew J. Plater; CONTEMPORARY SALT-MARSH FORAMINIFERAL DISTRIBUTION FROM THE ADRIATIC COAST OF CROATIA AND ITS POTENTIAL FOR SEA-LEVEL STUDIES. Journal of Foraminiferal Research 2016;; 46 (3): 314–332. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/gsjfr.46.3.314 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyJournal of Foraminiferal Research Search Advanced Search Abstract Salt-marsh foraminifera serve as proxy sea-level indicators due to a quantifiable relationship with elevation in the contemporary environment. In this paper, we document the distribution of salt-marsh foraminifera from two microtidal sites, Jadrtovac and Blace, along the Adriatic coast of Croatia and assess their suitability as proxies for elevation in transfer-function-based reconstructions of sea level, which is not yet established for the Mediterranean region. The assemblages are dominated by typical salt-marsh agglutinated taxa, Jadammina macrescens and Trochammina inflata, and the calcareous taxa Ammonia spp. and Quinqueloculina spp. Quantitative analyses revealed that the assemblages are divided into three faunal zones, which are elevation dependent, and that the assemblage dominated by J. macrescens and T. inflata extends to higher elevations in the intertidal frame. The training set was used to develop a tidal-level transfer function using linear regression due to the short environmental gradients observed. The model predicts sea level with a precision of ± 0.08 m. This study highlights the strong potential of salt-marsh foraminifera in reconstructing RSL trends for the Mediterranean region, where studies of past sea-level have previously been restricted to other indicators. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.