Regional primary productivity differences off Morocco (NW-Africa) recorded by modern benthic foraminifera and their stable carbon isotopic composition

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1379-1405

  Eberwein, A ^a   Mackensen, A ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benthic foraminifera; Chlorophyll ; NW Africa; Organic matter; Stable carbon isotopes

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHLOROPHYLL; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPOSITION; OCEANOGRAPHY; ORGANIC MINERALS;

FORAMINIFER; NORTHWEST AFRICA; ORGANIC MATTERS; STABLE CARBON ISOTOPES;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; CARBON ISOTOPE; CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; DATA SET; FACTOR ANALYSIS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

AFRICA; MOROCCO; NORTH AFRICA;

BULIMINA; BULIMINA MARGINATA; BULIMINA MEXICANA; CIBICIDOIDES KULLENBERGI; CIBICIDOIDES WUELLERSTORFI; EPISTOMINELLA EXIGUA; EPONIDES PUSILLUS; FORAMINIFERA; GLOBOCASSIDULINA SUBGLOBOSA; HOGLUNDINA ELEGANS; SPHAEROIDINA; UVIGERINA PEREGRINA;

EID: 33748283757     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2006.04.001     Document Type: Article

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