Control of modern dinoflagellate cyst distribution in the Irish and Celtic seas by seasonal stratification dynamics

Marine Micropaleontology

Volumn 47, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 101-116

  Marret, Fabienne ^a   Scourse, James ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dinoflagellate cyst; Mixed waters; Shelf sea; Stratification; Tidal front

Indexed keywords

DINOFLAGELLATE CYST; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SEASONALITY; SHELF SEA; SHELF SEDIMENT; STRATIFICATION;

CELTIC SEA; IRISH SEA;

BITECTATODINIUM TEPIKIENSE; BRIGANTEDINIUM; DINOPHYCEAE; LINGULODINIUM MACHAEROPHORUM; POLYKRIKOS; POLYKRIKOS SCHWARTZII;

EID: 0037211626     PISSN: 03778398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8398(02)00095-6     Document Type: Article

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