Carbon stable isotopic composition of benthic foraminifera from Pliocene cold methane seeps, Cascadia accretionary margin

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 246, Issue 2-4, 2007, Pages 260-277

  Martin, Ruth A ^a   Nesbitt, Elizabeth A ^a   Campbell, Kathleen A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Benthic foraminifera; Cascadia; Hydrocarbon seeps; Methane; Pliocene; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CARBON ISOTOPE; COLD SEEP; FLOW PATTERN; FLUID FLOW; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; METHANE; MICROFOSSIL; PLIOCENE; POREWATER; SEEPAGE; STABLE ISOTOPE;

CASCADIA MARGIN; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

BIVALVIA; CIBICIDOIDES; FORAMINIFERA; GLOBOBULIMINA; MYA; NONION;

EID: 33947133658     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2006.10.002     Document Type: Article

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