Benthic foraminiferal census counts from sediment core MD03-2611 (South Australian margin, AUSCAN cruise)

The data presents benthic foraminiferal census counts from gravity core MD03-2611. The 11.97 m long core MD03-2611 was collected during the AUSCAN cruise in 2003 on-board the research vessel Marion Dufresne II (Hill and De Deckker, 2004). It was retrieved from a small plateau south of Kangaroo Island at 2420 m depth (36°43.80'S, 136°32.90'E) facing the mouth of the Murray River. The datasets cover the last 94 ka and have been used to understand how deep-sea benthic environments respond to changes occurring within surface waters and on land.

本数据集收录了重力柱（gravity core）MD03-2611的底栖有孔虫（benthic foraminiferal）计数统计数据。柱长11.97米的重力柱MD03-2611，于2003年由“马里安·迪弗雷斯纳二世”号科考船（research vessel Marion Dufresne II）搭载AUSCAN航次（AUSCAN cruise）采集（Hill与De Deckker, 2004）。其采样点位位于袋鼠岛（Kangaroo Island）以南的小型台地，水深2420米，坐标为南纬36°43.80′、东经136°32.90′，正对墨累河（Murray River）河口。本数据集覆盖过去94 ka的沉积记录，曾被用于探究深海底栖环境如何响应表层水体与陆地环境的变化。