Environmental controls on foraminifera in Lake Qarun, Egypt

Journal of Foraminiferal Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 136-149

  Abu Zied, Ramadan H ^a   Keatings, Kevin W ^b   Flower, Roger J ^b  

^a Mansoura University   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; POPULATION DENSITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

AFRICA; BIRKET QARUN; EGYPT; EL FAIYUM [EGYPT]; NORTH AFRICA;

AMMONIA (FORAMINIFERAN); AMMONIA TEPIDA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOLIVINA STRIATULA; CRIBROELPHIDIUM; FORAMINIFERA; QUINQUELOCULINA POEYANA; QUINQUELOCULINA SEMINULA; ROSALINA GLOBULARIS;

EID: 34248657292     PISSN: 00961191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsjfr.37.2.136     Document Type: Article

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