A survey of the benthic microfauna (foraminifera, Ostracoda) on the Basque shelf, southern Bay of Biscay

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 72, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 35-63

  Pascual, Ana ^a   Rodriguez Lazaro, Julio ^a   Martín Rubio, Maite ^a   Jouanneau, Jean Marie ^b   Weber, Olivier ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Basque shelf; Benthic foraminifers; Distribution; Environmental parameters; Oil pollution; Ostracods

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MICROORGANISMS; OIL SPILLS; SEDIMENTS;

BASQUE SHELFS; BENTHIC FORAMINIFERS; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; OIL POLLUTION; OSTRACODS;

BIODIVERSITY;

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; CONTINENTAL SHELF; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FORAMINIFERA; MARINE SEDIMENT; OIL SPILL; OSTRACOD; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUBMARINE CANYON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BASQUE SHELF; BAY OF BISCAY;

BRIZALINA SPATHULATA; BULIMINA MARGINATA; CASSIDULINA LAEVIGATA; COSTA (OSTRACODE); CYTHEROPTERON; FORAMINIFERA; HOGLUNDINA ELEGANS; HYALINEA BALTHICA; KRITHE; LOBATULA LOBATULA; OSTRACODA; PTERYGOCYTHEREIS; ROSALINA GLOBULARIS; TEXTULARIA SAGITTULA; UVIGERINA PEREGRINA;

EID: 43449137555     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2007.05.015     Document Type: Article

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