Benthic foraminiferal trends in relation to an organic enrichment gradient on the continental slope (850 M water depth) off North Carolina (USA)

Journal of Foraminiferal Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 34-43

  Smart, Christopher W ^a   Gooday, Andrew J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; CONTINENTAL SLOPE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH CAROLINA SHELF;

ANGULOGERINA ANGULOSA; BOLIVINA; BOLIVINA PAULA; BULIMINA ACULEATA; CIBICIDOIDES; EGGERELLA; METAZOA; ROSALINA FLORIDANA; STETSONIA MINUTA;

EID: 33644908032     PISSN: 00961191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/36.1.34     Document Type: Article

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