During the late Holocene, the planktonic δ 13 C values exhibit a decreasing trend, the YD and the HE 1 show two main enrichments and the last glacial is marked generally by heavier values.
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Reconstruction of productivity signal and deep-water conditions in Moroccan Atlantic margin (~35°N) from the last glacial to the Holocene.
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The productivity signal reveals two main enrichments during the Young Dryas (YD) and the Heinrich Event 1 (HE 1) and correlates perfectly with upwelling activity mentioned by an increasing trend of aeolian proxies.
Two additional main conclusions about the organic matter that escapes decomposition and becomes preserved in marine sediments can be drawn from the present study: The proportion of organic matter buried shows a clear trend to marine origin.