Foraminifera of hydrocarbon seeps, Gulf of Mexico

Journal of Foraminiferal Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 93-116

  Lobegeier, Melissa K ^a   Sen Gupta, Barun K ^b  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; COLONIZATION; DEEP WATER; HYDROCARBON SEEP; MORPHOLOGY; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SHALLOW WATER; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUBSTRATE; SUBSTRATE PREFERENCE; TAXONOMY; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER DEPTH;

ALAMINOS CANYON; ATLANTIC OCEAN; DESOTO CANYON; FARNELLA CANYON; FLOWER GARDEN BANKS; GREEN CANYON; GULF OF MEXICO; MISSISSIPPI CANYON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOLIVINA; FORAMINIFERA; NUTTALLIDES; TUBICOLAE;

EID: 43349092477     PISSN: 00961191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsjfr.38.2.93     Document Type: Article

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