Population structures among epiphytal foraminiferal communities, Nevis, West Indies

Journal of Micropalaeontology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 63-73

  Wilson, Brent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Caribbean; SHE Analysis; Syringodium; Thalassia

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BAY; BIOCOENOSIS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EPIPHYTE; FORAMINIFERA; NUTRIENT CYCLING; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RECONSTRUCTION; SEAGRASS; SHALLOW WATER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; THANATOCENOSIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CARIBBEAN SEA; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES]; LESSER ANTILLES; NEVIS; SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS;

AMPHISTEGINA GIBBOSA; ARCHAIAS ANGULATUS; ASTERIGERINA CARINATA; FORAMINIFERA; PLANORBULINIDAE; SYRINGODIUM; THALASSIA;

EID: 46049117068     PISSN: 0262821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/jm.27.1.63     Document Type: Article

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