Distribution of foraminifera in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina, over the past century

Journal of Foraminiferal Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 135-151

  Abbene, Irene J ^a,b   Culver, Stephen J ^a   Corbett, D Reide ^a   Buzas, Martin A ^c   Tully, Lance S ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFACIES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FORAMINIFERA; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RADIONUCLIDE;

NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

AMMOBACULITES CRASSUS; AMMOTIUM SALSUM; CIBICIDES LOBATULUS; ELPHIDIUM EXCAVATUM; ELPHIDIUM GALVESTONENSE; ELPHIDIUM SUBARCTICUM; FORAMINIFERA; HANZAWAIA STRATTONI; HAPLOPHRAGMOIDES WILBERTI; MILIAMMINA FUSCA; QUINQUELOCULINA SEMINULA; TIPHOTROCHA COMPRIMATA; TROCHAMMINA INFLATA;

EID: 33745204195     PISSN: 00961191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/36.2.135     Document Type: Article

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