Corroded planktic foraminifer (Globorotalia menardii) in the Southern Bay of Bengal sediment trap sample of February 1992

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 225-229

  Mohan, Rahul ^a   Guptha, Medimi V S ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTRE FOR ANTARCTIC AND OCEAN RESEARCH   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

Bay of Bengal; Corrosion; Lateral advection; Planktic foraminifera; Sediment trap

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; CORROSION; PARTICLE SETTLING; PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA; SEDIMENT TRAP;

BAY OF BENGAL; INDIAN OCEAN;

FORAMINIFERA; GLOBOROTALIA MENARDII;

EID: 33750612543     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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