Patchiness and life cycle of intertidal foraminifera: Implication for environmental and paleoenvironmental interpretation

Marine Micropaleontology

Volumn 61, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 131-154

  Morvan, Julie ^a   Debenay, Jean Pierre ^a   Jorissen, Frans ^a   Redois, Fabrice ^a   Bénéteau, Eric ^b   Delplancke, Malou ^b   Amato, Anne Sophie ^b  

^a BIAF   (France)

^b LEBIM   (France)

Author keywords

Estuaries; Foraminifera; Life cycles; Patchiness; Preservation; Salt marshes

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FORAMINIFERA; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PATCHINESS; SALTMARSH; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ATLANTIC COAST [EUROPE]; ATLANTIC COAST [FRANCE]; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 33749441149     PISSN: 03778398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marmicro.2006.05.009     Document Type: Article

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