ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Leg 166 shipboard party are thanked for collecting these samples. In particular, Peter Swart and Gregor Eberli are thanked for their role as Co-chiefs and for discussion. Discussion of Site 1006 age models with Dirk Kroon is gratefully acknowledged. Roseanne Schwartz is thanked for lab support. Harry Elderfield and Andre Droxler are thanked for constructive reviews. Research was funded by the German Science Foundation (DFG Re1051/4-1, 4-2, 4-3 to R.R. and J.R.). Geomar Research Institute in Kiel and the Geology and Geophysics Department at Edinburgh University are thanked for providing laboratory facilities. The Core Repository in Bremen is thanked for providing additional samples.

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