Calcareous nannofossils in surface sediments of the eastern and western South China Sea

Marine Micropaleontology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-26

  Fernando, Allan Gil S ^a   Peleo Alampay, Alyssa M ^a   Wiesner, Martin G ^b  

^a University of the Philippines   (Philippines)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

calcareous nannofossils; Emiliania huxleyi; Florisphaera profunda; Gephyrocapsa oceanica; South China Sea; surface sediments

Indexed keywords

ABYSSAL ZONE; CALCITE; COASTAL WATER; NANOFOSSIL; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEDIMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; LUZON; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHILIPPINES; SOUTH CHINA SEA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SUNDA SHELF; VIET NAM;

EMILIANIA HUXLEYI; FLORISPHAERA PROFUNDA; GEPHYROCAPSA OCEANICA;

EID: 36448981091     PISSN: 03778398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marmicro.2007.07.003     Document Type: Article

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