Foraminiferal thanatocoenoces on the continental slope off Georgia and South Carolina

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Abstract
Cluster analysis of total foraminiferal assemblages on the Georgia-South Carolina continental slope reveals 3 thanatotopes, the depth ranges of which are from 45-109 m, 110-165 m and > 165 m. The 45-109 m zone is further subdivided at the shelf break on the basis of the relative abundance of certain key species. The dominant factors influencing species distribution patterns are the sediment type near the shelf edge, the residual effect of the late Wisconsin low stand of sea level on the thanatotopic composition of upper slope palimpsest sediments and the influence of the Gulf Stream on the middle and lower slope.