Science. 1967 Apr 21;156(3773):383-5. doi: 10.1126/science.156.3773.383.
Samples of foraminiferal ooze were exposed to ocean water at various depths for 4 months, attached to the taut wire of a buoy in the central Pacific. Appreciable solution took place below 1000 meters and increased rapidly below 3000 meters and below 5000 meters. The fact that samples from different locations appear to dissolve at different rates suggests that the previous history of a sample determines its solubility. Solution is selective; it changes species composition, size distribution, content of damaged shells, and average particle weight of an assemblage.
有孔虫软泥样本被暴露在太平洋中部的浮标绷紧的铁丝上的不同深度的海水里长达 4 个月。在 1000 米以下和 3000 米以下以及 5000 米以下发生了明显的溶解。来自不同位置的样本似乎以不同的速率溶解这一事实表明，样本的先前历史决定了其溶解度。溶解是有选择性的；它改变了物种组成、大小分布、受损贝壳的含量以及集合体的平均颗粒重量。
