Benthic foraminifera in the Nazaré Canyon, Portuguese continental margin: Sedimentary environments and disturbance

Marine Micropaleontology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 27-51

  Koho, K A ^a   Kouwenhoven, T J ^a   de Stigter, H C ^b   van der Zwaan, G J ^a,c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

benthic foraminifera; disturbance; Nazar Canyon; organic carbon

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; BIOAVAILABILITY; CANYON; CARBON FLUX; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DISTURBANCE; GRAVITY FLOW; MARINE SEDIMENT; ORGANIC CARBON; POREWATER; WATER DEPTH;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; EURASIA; EUROPE; NAZARE CANYON; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

BATHYSIPHON; CHILOSTOMELLA OOLINA; FORAMINIFERA; GLOBOBULIMINA; MELONIS BARLEEANUM; PROTOZOA; SACCORHIZA RAMOSA; TECHNITELLA;

EID: 36349000702     PISSN: 03778398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marmicro.2007.07.005     Document Type: Article

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