Global latitudinal species diversity gradient in deep-sea benthic foraminifera

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 259-275

  Culver, Stephen J ^a   Buzas, Martin A ^a  

^a Nat Hist Mus Cromwell Rd S ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic foraminifera; Diversity; Latitudinal gradient

Indexed keywords

DEEP-SEA BENTHOS; FORAMINIFERA; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EID: 0033970785     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0637(99)00055-2     Document Type: Article

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