Stable oxygen and carbon isotopes of live (stained) benthic foraminifera from Cap-Ferret Canyon (Bay of Biscay)

Journal of Foraminiferal Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-51

  Fontanier, Christophe ^a,e   Jorissen, F J ^a   Michel, E ^b   Cortijo, E ^b   Vidal, L ^c   Anschutz, P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^c CEREGE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^e LEBIM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BOTTOM WATER; CARBON ISOTOPE; MICROHABITAT; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; STABLE ISOTOPE; TAXONOMY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY; CAP FERRET CANYON;

BULIMINA INFLATA; CHILOSTOMELLA OOLINA; CIBICIDES WUELLERSTORFI; FORAMINIFERA; GLOBOBULIMINA; GLOBOBULIMINA AFFINIS; HOGLUNDINA ELEGANS; HOLOTHURIA; MELONIS BARLEEANUS; MUSTELA; PULLENIA QUINQUELOBA; UVIGERINA PEREGRINA;

EID: 40449110273     PISSN: 00961191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsjfr.38.1.39     Document Type: Article

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