Ecological evidence from live-dead comparisons of benthic foraminiferal faunas off Cape Blanc (Northwest Africa)

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 149, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 151-170

  Jorissen, Frans J ^a   Wittling, Ingrid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Foraminifera; Microhabitats; Taphonomy; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; REPRODUCTION;

AFRICA;

EID: 0033152881     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(98)00198-9     Document Type: Article

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