(Table 3) Expected core top ages based on published sedimentation rates without and with the influence of bioturbation and the branched and isoprenoid tetraether index in Black Sea sediments

Sedimentarion rate: Based on data from Calvert et al. (1987, 1991), Jones and Gagnon (1994), Arthur and Dean (1998), Gulin (2000), Gulin et al. (2002), Aycik et al. (2004), Giunta et al. (2007), Ivanova et al. (2007), Teodoru et al. (2007).Sample age non-bioturbated: Calculated using the respective sedimentation rate and mean sediment depth.Sample age bioturbated: Calculated using a mass balance model assuming a mixed layer depth of 15 cm.BIT-index calculated according to Hopmans et al. (2004).