Recent benthic foraminifera in the abyssal Northeast Atlantic Ocean: Relation to phytodetrital inputs

Journal of Foraminiferal Research

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 85-92

  Smart, Christopher W ^a   Gooday, Andrew J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALABAMINELLA; ALABAMINELLA WEDDELLENSIS; EPISTOMINELLA EXIGUA; ERETHIZON DORSATUM; FORAMINIFERA; NUTTALLIDES;

EID: 0031287779     PISSN: 00961191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsjfr.27.2.85     Document Type: Article

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