@article{fdi:010086389, title = {{P}lanktonic foraminiferal assemblages and particle fluxes at the entrance of the {G}ulf of {C}alifornia highlight the effects of the strong {E}l {N}iño 2015-2016}, author = {{N}ava-{F}ernandez, {X}. {A}. and {M}achain-{C}astillo, {M}. {L}. and {S}ifeddine, {A}bdelfettah and {M}endez-{M}illan, {M}ercedes and {C}aquineau, {S}andrine and {G}ibson, {K}. {A}. and {T}appa, {E}. and {R}uiz-{F}ernandez, {A}. {C}. and {S}anchez-{C}abeza, {J}. {A}. and {R}odriguez-{R}amirez, {A}. and {L}ara-{C}era, {A}. {R}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he impacts of {E}l {N}in similar to o 2015-2016 on planktonic foraminiferal assemblages and particle fluxes (total mass, organic carbon, total nitrogen, and carbonate) were analyzed in a sediment trap record located at the entrance of the {G}ulf of {C}alifornia from 2015 to 2019. {B}iweekly data of the sea surface temperature ({SST}) and sea surface chlorophyll-a ({C}hl-a) were obtained from satellite images ({MODIS}-{AQUA}) during this period. {P}article fluxes and planktonic foraminiferal assemblages reflected the seasonal cycles of {SST} and phytoplankton biomass highlighting the effects of {E}l {N}in similar to o 2015-2016. {D}uring neutral and {L}a {N}in similar to a conditions, winter-spring upwelling leads to low {SST}, high {C}hl-a and particle fluxes, and an assemblage dominated by {G}lobigerina bulloides while the summers are characterized by high {SST}, low {C}hl-a and particle fluxes, and a {G}loborotaloides hexagonus assemblage. {I}n contrast, in normal summers, there is an alternation of {G}. bulloides and {O}rbulina universa-{T}rilobatus sacculifer-{G}lobigerinella siphonifera associations. {B}y late autumn under {L}a {N}in similar to a conditions, the {G}lobigerinita glutinata assemblage reflects the transition from warm to cold conditions and the beginning of the upwelling season. {T}his general pattern was affected by {E}l {N}in similar to o during 2015-2016. {F}rom late summer 2015 to early winter 2016 ({E}l {N}in similar to o 2015-2016 maximum intensity), {G}lobigerinoides tenellus dominated, reflecting the intrusion of warm and oligotrophic equatorial waters. {T}hese results show the strong influence of {E}l {N}in similar to o {S}outhern {O}scillation ({ENSO}) on oceanic dynamics and planktonic foraminiferal assemblages at the entrance of the {G}ulf of {C}alifornia, and allow for a better interpretation of the preservation of these anomalous warm events in the sedimentary record, which can provide a better understanding of the long-term variations and effects of {ENSO}.}, keywords = {{P}article fluxes ; {S}ediment trap ; {U}pwelling ; {E}astern {T}ropical {P}acific ; {ENSO} ; {S}easonal cycles ; {P}rimary productivity ; {PACIFIQUE} {EST} ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE} ; {CALFORNIE} {GOLFE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{P}rogress in {O}ceanography}, volume = {208}, numero = {}, pages = {102880 [12 p.]}, ISSN = {0079-6611}, year = {2022}, DOI = {10.1016/j.pocean.2022.102880}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010086389}, }