Seasonal variability of benthic foraminiferal faunas at 1000 M depth in the Bay of Biscay

Journal of Foraminiferal Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 61-76

  Fontanier, Christophe ^a,b   Jorissen, Frans ^a,b   Anschutz, Pierre ^c   Chaillou, Gwenaëlle ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^b Laboratory for the Study of Marine Bio Indicators LEBIM   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY;

NUTTALLIDES; UVIGERINA MEDITERRANEA; UVIGERINA PEREGRINA;

EID: 33644892206     PISSN: 00961191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/36.1.61     Document Type: Article

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