The glacial ocean productivity hypothesis: The importance of regional temporal and spatial studies

Marine Geology

Volumn 130, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 1-9

  Bertrand, P ^a   Shimmield, G ^b   Martinez, P ^a   Grousset, F ^a   Jorissen, F ^a   Paterne, M ^a   Pujol, C ^a   Bouloubassi, I ^a   Buat Menard, P ^a   Peypouquet, J P ^a   Beaufort, L ^c   Sicre, M A ^d   Lallier Verges, E ^e   Foster, J M ^b   Ternois, Y ^d  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c CEREGE   (France)

^d LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL EPISODE; GLACIAL OCEAN; HYPOTHESIS; ICE AGES; INTERGLACIAL; MARINE CORE; MODEL; OCEAN PRODUCTIVITY; PALAEOPRODUCTIVITY; REGIONAL HETEROGENEITY; SEDIMENTARY RECORD; SPATIAL STUDY; TEMPORAL STUDY; UPWELLING SYSTEM;

EID: 0029772097     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0025-3227(95)00166-2     Document Type: Article

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