Week three and four research update

Here is an update of my week three and week four research.

Aug 07, 2022

Emma Noone

Student, Durham University

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In week three we opened the second core (core section 5) which sat directly on top of core section 4 which we cut open first. This core had no clear laminations unlike section 4 and appeared to be mostly clay with some silt.

Upon looking through some samples from the bottom of core section 5 it was quickly apparent this core may have formed under more oxygenated conditions because of the more significant number of foram abundances, especially in comparison to core section 4. These forms were also slightly larger compared to the forums from section 4 which tried to survive in hypoxic conditions resulting in their small abundance and size.

Weeks three and four were spent looking through samples, sieving and taking new samples from core section 5.

Emma Noone

Student, Durham University

Hello everyone! My name is Emma and I am an undergraduate scholar studying for a BSc in Archaeology. My research project focuses on the human impact of climate change on the variability of the Baltic Sea ecosystem. I am focusing my research on the presence or lack of Foraminifera (Marine plankton) in baltic sea sediment cores to understand the effects changes in the climate have had on the Baltic Sea.