The surface ocean productivity response of deeper water benthic foraminifera in the Atlantic Ocean

Marine Micropaleontology

Volumn 32, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 289-310

  Fariduddin, Mohammad ^a   Loubere, Paul ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic foraminifera; Biological productivity; Microhabitats; Organic carbon flux; Phytodetritus; Surface ocean productivity

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC ASSEMBLAGE; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; DEEP SEA; FORAMINFERA; FORAMINIFERA ASSEMBLAGE; PRODUCTIVITY; UPPER OCEAN; WATER DEPTH;

ATLANTIC;

ALABAMINELL; ALABAMINELL WEDDELLENSIS; ALABAMINELLA; ALABAMINELLA WEDDELLENSIS; CASSIDULINA; EPISTOMINELLA EXIGUA; FORAMINIFERA; GLOBOBULIMINA; GLOBOCASSIDULINA; GLOBOCASSIDULINA SUBGLOBOSA; MELONIS BARLEEANUM; PEREGRINA; UVIGERINA PEREGRINA;

EID: 0030812578     PISSN: 03778398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8398(97)00026-1     Document Type: Article

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