The impact of the Mediterranean Outflow Water (MOW) on benthic foraminiferal assemblages and surface sediments at the southern Portuguese continental margin

Marine Micropaleontology

Volumn 29, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 211-236

  Schonfeld J ^a  

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

Author keywords

bethic taxa; continental slope; East Atlantic; epibiotism; foraminifera; surficial geology

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC ASSEMBLAGE; BENTHIC ASSEMBLAGES; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; CURRENTS; FORAMINIFERA; MEDITERRANEAN OUTFLOW WATER; SURFACE SEDIMENTS; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT;

ATLANTIC, PORTUGUESE MARGIN;

EID: 0031060988     PISSN: 03778398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8398(96)00050-3     Document Type: Article

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