A dynamic concept for eastern Mediterranean circulation and oxygenation during sapropel formation

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 190, Issue , 2003, Pages 103-119

  Casford, J S L ^a,g   Rohling, E J ^a   Abu Zied, R H ^b   Fontanier, C ^c   Jorissen, F J ^d   Leng, M J ^e   Schmiedl, G ^f   Thomson, J ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b Mansoura University   (Egypt)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^e NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^g DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benthic foraminifera; Eastern Mediterranean; Sapropel S1

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; BOTTOM WATER; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; OXYGENATION; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; SAPROPEL;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

FORAMINIFERA; GLOBOROTALIA TRUNCATULINOIDES; UVIGERINA MEDITERRANEA;

EID: 0037440492     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(02)00601-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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