Productivity events of the marine diatom Thalassiosira tumida (Janisch) Hasle recorded in deglacial varves from the East Antarctic Margin

Marine Micropaleontology

Volumn 59, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 184-196

  Stickley, C E ^a   Pike, J ^a   Leventer, A ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Center for Language and Brain   (United States)

Author keywords

couplet laminations; deglaciation; diatom productivity events; East Antarctic Margin

Indexed keywords

BAY; DEGLACIATION; DIATOM; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEDIMENT; SILICA;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; LAMIINAE; NITZSCHIA ALBA; THALASSIOSIRA TUMIDA;

EID: 33646384951     PISSN: 03778398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marmicro.2006.02.009     Document Type: Article

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