Dinoflagellate cysts as environmental indicators in surface sediments from the Congo deep-sea fan and adjacent regions

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 185, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 309-338

  Dale, Barrie ^a   Dale, Amy L ^b   Jansen, J H Fred ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b GeoResearch Consulting   (Norway)

^c ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bottom sediments; Congo River; Correspondence analysis; Deep sea fan; Dinoflagellate cysts; Paleoceanography; Transfer function

Indexed keywords

DINOFLAGELLATE CYST; HYDROGRAPHY; MARINE SEDIMENT; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SUBMARINE FAN; TRANSFER FUNCTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

DINOPHYCEAE; GORGONACEA; IMPAGIDINIUM;

EID: 0037106203     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(02)00380-2     Document Type: Article

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