Quantitative Analysis of Planktonic Foraminifera in Surface Sediments From the South China Sea

Q-mode factor analysis was applied to 99 surface samples from the South China Sea to define four planktonic foraminiferal assemblages: tropical-subtropical assemblage, high-salinity assemblage, transitional assemblage and dissolution resistant assemblage. The tropical-subtropical assemblage is a dominant assemblage. The variation of the planktonic foraminifera of this assemblage reflects the changes of tropical surface water from the west Pacific to South China Sea. These four assemblages reveal that different planktonic foraminiferal assemblages are controlled by different factors in the South China Sea, such as tropical-subtropical assemblage controlled by sea surface temperature (SST), high-sallnity assemblage mainly by salinity besides SST, transitional assemblage by SST and dissolution resistant assemblage by water depth.     

南海表层沉积物中浮游有孔虫的定量分析

本文对99个表层样经Q型因子分析,求得四个浮游有孔虫组合:热带-亚热带组合、高盐组合、过渡组合和抗溶组合,其中热带-亚热带组合为优势组合,其方差贡献为74.96％,该组合的发育状况反映了西太平洋热带海水对南海的影响程度,这四个组合在南海反映了不同因素对浮游有孔虫组合的影响,其中热带-亚热带组合为温度,高盐组合为盐度,过渡组合为温度,抗溶组合为水深。