Benthic foraminiferal proxy to estimate dysoxic bottom-water oxygen concentrations: Santa Barbara Basin, U.S. Pacific continental margin

Journal of Foraminiferal Research

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 301-310

  Bernhard, Joan M ^a   Sen Gupta, Barun K ^b   Borne, Pamela F ^b  

^a WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOLIVINA; BOLIVINA ARGENTEA; BOLIVINA SEMINUDA; BULIMINELLA; BULIMINELLA TENUATA; CHILOSTOMELLA OVOIDEA; FORAMINIFERA; NONIONELLA STELLA; SPIROPLECTAMMINA; STELLA; TROCHAMMINA PACIFICA; UVIGERINA JUNCEA;

EID: 0031287398     PISSN: 00961191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsjfr.27.4.301     Document Type: Article

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