Seasonal changes in bathyal foraminiferal populations in response to the flux of organic matter (Sagami Bay, Japan)

Terra Nova

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 33-37

  Ohga, T ^a,b   Kitazato, H ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Sanyo Technomarine Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHYAL ZONE; BENTHIC ASSEMBLAGES; BENTHIC FAUNA; FORAMINIFERA; ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC MATTER FLUX; SEASONAL CHANGES; SEASONAL VARIATION; VERTICAL MIGRATION;

JAPAN, HONSHU, SAGAMI BAY;

BOLIVIA PACIFICA; CHILOSTOMELLA OVOIDEA; GLOBOBULIMINA AFFINIS; TEXTULARIA KATTEGATENSIS;

EID: 0030755211     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3121.1997.d01-6.x     Document Type: Article

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