A reconstruction of late Miocene Mediterranean circulation patterns using benthic foraminifera

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 238, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 373-385

  Kouwenhoven, T J ^a   van der Zwaan, G J ^a,b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Benthic foraminifera; Mediterranean; Miocene; Oxygen index; Paleo circulation

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; CARBON ISOTOPE; MIOCENE; OXYGEN; WATER MASS;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 33746796339     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2006.03.035     Document Type: Article

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