Last Glacial Maximum paleoproductivity and water masses off NW-Africa: Evidence from benthic foraminifera and stable isotopes

Marine Micropaleontology

Volumn 67, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 87-103

  Eberwein, A ^a   Mackensen, A ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benthic foraminifera; Last Glacial Maximum; NW Africa; Paleoproductivity; Stable carbon and oxygen isotopes; Water mass

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; CARBON FLUX; CARBON ISOTOPE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORE ANALYSIS; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; FOSSIL RECORD; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOPRODUCTIVITY; RECONSTRUCTION; SEASONALITY; STABLE ISOTOPE; STRATIFICATION; UPWELLING; WATER MASS;

AFRICA; CAPE GHIR; CAPE JUBY; GUELMIM-ES SMARA; MOROCCO; NORTH AFRICA; SOUSS-MASSA-DRAA;

BOLIVINA; BULIMINA; CASSIDULINA; CIBICIDOIDES WUELLERSTORFI; EPISTOMINELLA EXIGUA; FORAMINIFERA; HOGLUNDINA ELEGANS;

EID: 40749162358     PISSN: 03778398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marmicro.2007.08.008     Document Type: Article

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