We would like to thank the scientists, as well as the captain, the crew, and the staff of the JOIDES Resolution for their support and cooperation during Leg 176. We thank K.M. Gillis, M.J. Toplis, H.J.B. Dick, and D.J. Miller for insightful reviews of the manuscript. We also thank Shiro Hasegawa, Tadao Hirama, Yuko Suzuki, and Ayako Kurokawa for help during the research and preparation of the manuscript. Most of this research was done at the State University of New York at Binghamton during the stay of J. Maeda from October 1998 to August 1999.
This research used samples and/or data provided by the Ocean Drilling Program (ODP). ODP is sponsored by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and participating countries under management of Joint Oceanographic Institutions (JOI), Inc. Funding for this research was provided to J. Maeda by the Ministry of Education, Science, and Culture of Japan. H.R. Naslund was supported by USSAC postcruise funds.