Benthic foraminifera and their response to hydrography, periodic hypoxic conditions and primary production in the Koljo fjord on the Swedish west coast

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 163-178

  Gustafsson, Mikael ^a   Nordberg, Kjell ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anoxia; Benthic foraminifera; Fjord; Food; Hydrography; Hypoxia; Koljo fjord; Primary production; Skagerrak; Sweden

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; OXYGEN; PERIODICITY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

SWEDEN;

ELPHIDIUM EXCAVATUM; ELPHIDIUM INCERTUM; ELPHIDIUM MAGELLANICUM;

EID: 0032892872     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-1101(99)00002-7     Document Type: Article

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