Paleodepth determination from Antarctic benthic diatom assemblages

Marine Micropaleontology

Volumn 29, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 301-318

  Whitehead, Jason M ^a   McMinn, Andrew ^a  

^a ANTARCTIC CLIMATE AND ECOSYSTEMS COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antarctica; benthic diatom; depth zonation; Vestfold Hills

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC ASSEMBLAGE; BENTHOS; DEPTH ZONATION; DIATOM; DIATOM ASSEMBLAGES; HOLOCENE; PALAEOBATHYMETRY; PALAEODEPTH; PALAEOTOPOGRAPHY; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT;

ANTARCTICA, VESTFOLD HILLS;

EID: 0031060994     PISSN: 03778398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8398(96)00036-9     Document Type: Article

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