Determination of absolute coccolith abundances in deep-sea sediments by spiking with microbeads and spraying (SMS-method)

Marine Micropaleontology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-38

  Bollmann, Jörg ^a   Brabec, Bernhard ^b   Cortés, Mara Y ^a   Geisen, Markus ^c  

^a GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b WSL INSTITUTE FOR SNOW AND AVALANCHE RESEARCH SLF   (Switzerland)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Absolute abundance; Coccoliths; Microbeads; Preparation technique

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COCCOLITH; DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; NANNOFOSSIL;

HAPTOPHYCEAE;

EID: 0032746248     PISSN: 03778398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8398(99)00032-8     Document Type: Article

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