Fluxes of micro-organisms along a productivity gradient in the Canary Islands region (29°N): Implications for paleoreconstructions

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 49, Issue 17, 2002, Pages 3599-3629

  Abrantes, F ^a   Meggers, H ^b   Nave, S ^a   Bollman, J ^c   Palma, S ^d   Sprengel, C ^b   Henderiks, J ^c   Spies, A ^b   Salgueiro, E ^a   Moita, T ^d   Neuer, S ^b  

^a Instituto Geologico e Mineiro   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; DISSOLUTION; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; MICROORGANISMS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEDIMENT TRAPS; SEDIMENTS;

HYDROGRAPHIC CONDITIONS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; MICROORGANISM; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PLANKTON; WATER COLUMN;

AFRICA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANARY ISLANDS;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHAETOCEROS; FORAMINIFERA; GLOBIGERINA; GLOBIGERINA BULLOIDES; HAPTOPHYCEAE;

EID: 19244370110     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(02)00100-5     Document Type: Article

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