Spatial and temporal distribution patterns of benthic foraminifera in the Northeast Water Polynya, Greenland

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 10, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 445-465

  Ahrens, Michael J ^a   Graf, Gerhard ^b   Altenbach, Alexander V ^c  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^c Inst Palaontologie Histor Geol   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arctic ocean; benthic taxa; biofacies; biomass; foraminifera; polynya; species diversity

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DISTRIBUTION; DISTRIBUTION PATTERN; FORAMINIFERA; POLYNYA; POLYNYAS; ZOOBENTHOS;

GREENLAND SEA, EAST GREENLAND SHELF, NORTHEAST WATER POLYNYA;

EID: 0030620624     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(96)00052-8     Document Type: Article

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