Late quaternary paleoceanographic changes in Dixon Entrance, northwest British Columbia, Canada: Evidence from the foraminiferal faunal succession

Journal of Foraminiferal Research

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 151-174

  Guilbault, Jean Pierre ^a   Patterson, R Timothy ^b   Thomson, Richard E ^c   Barrie, J Vaughn ^d   Conway, Kim W ^d  

^a BRAQ Stratigraphie   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

^d PACIFIC GEOSCIENCE CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASSIDULINA; CASSIDULINA RENIFORME; EPISTOMINELLA PACIFICA; EPISTOMINELLA VITREA; ISLANDIELLA; LOBATULA; NONIONELLA STELLA; STELLA; VITREA;

EID: 0031286160     PISSN: 00961191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsjfr.27.3.151     Document Type: Article

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