Live benthic foraminiferal faunas from the Bay of Biscay: Faunal density, composition, and microhabitats

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 751-785

  Fontanier, C ^a   Jorissen, F J ^a   Licari, L ^a   Alexandre, A ^a   Anschutz, P ^a   Carbonel, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Exported organic matter flux; Live benthic foraminifera; Microhabitat; Redox conditions

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; OCEAN HABITATS; SEDIMENTS;

ORGANIC FLUX;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; MICROHABITAT; ORGANIC MATTER; POPULATION DENSITY; REDOX CONDITIONS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 0036123058     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0637(01)00078-4     Document Type: Article

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