Benthic foraminifera associated with cold methane seeps on the northern California margin: Ecology and stable isotopic composition

Marine Micropaleontology

Volumn 38, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 247-266

  Rathburn, A E ^a   Levin, Lisa A ^a   Held, Zachary ^a   Lohmann, K C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic ecology; Benthic foraminifera; C13 C12; California continental margin; Cold seeps; Gas seeps; Methane; O18 O16; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; COLD SEEP ORGANISM; GAS SEEPAGE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METHANE; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOECOLOGY;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0034070337     PISSN: 03778398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8398(00)00005-0     Document Type: Article

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