Guilds among epiphytal foraminifera on fibrous substrates, Nevis, West Indies

Marine Micropaleontology

Volumn 63, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 1-18

  Wilson, Brent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Eastern Caribbean; Epiphytic foraminifera; Guild; Halimeda; Penicillus; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

BIOFACIES; CALCAREOUS ALGA; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; EPIPHYTE; FORAMINIFERA; GUILD; MARINE RECORD; METAPOPULATION; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SEAGRASS; SUBSTRATE PREFERENCE;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; LESSER ANTILLES; NEVIS; SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS;

ALGAE; FORAMINIFERA; HALIMEDA; PENICILLUS; PENICILLUS CAPITATUS;

EID: 34047187875     PISSN: 03778398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marmicro.2006.10.001     Document Type: Article

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