Calcareous nannofossil surface sediment assemblages from the Sicily Channel (central Mediterranean Sea): Palaeoceanographic implications

Marine Micropaleontology

Volumn 67, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 297-309

  Incarbona, A ^a   Bonomo, S ^b   Di Stefano, E ^a   Zgozi, S ^c   Essarbout, N ^c   Talha, M ^c   Tranchida, G ^b   Bonanno, A ^b   Patti, B ^b   Placenti, F ^b   Buscaino, G ^b   Cuttitta, A ^b   Basilone, G ^b   Bahri, T ^d   Massa, F ^d   Censi, P ^a   Mazzola, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c Marine Biology Research Centre   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^d FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Calcareous nannofossils; Central Mediterranean Sea; Palaeoceanography; Surface sediments

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CALCAREOUS ALGA; NANOFOSSIL; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEONTOLOGY; PALEOPRODUCTIVITY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEAFLOOR; TOPOGRAPHY;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; STRAIT OF SICILY;

FLORISPHAERA PROFUNDA;

EID: 44149125696     PISSN: 03778398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marmicro.2008.03.001     Document Type: Article

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