Behavior and response of deep-sea benthic foraminifera to freshly supplied organic matter: A laboratory feeding experiment in microcosm environments

Journal of Foraminiferal Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 103-113

  Nomaki, Hidetaka ^a   Heinz, Petra ^b   Hemleben, Christoph ^b   Kitazato, Hiroshi ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; ORGANIC MATTER;

CHILOSTOMELLA; FORAMINIFERA; GLOBOBULIMINA AFFINIS;

EID: 18944390630     PISSN: 00961191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/35.2.103     Document Type: Article

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