Benthic foraminiferal assemblages of the South Brazil: Relationship to water masses and nutrient distributions

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 28, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1674-1686

  Eichler, P P B ^a   Sen Gupta, B K ^b   Eichler, B B ^c   Braga, E S ^c   Campos, E J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Benthic Foraminifera; Nutrients; South Brazil Bight; South Brazilian Shelf; Upwelling; Water masses

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; BOTTOM WATER; NITRATE; NITRITE; NUTRIENT; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN; PHOSPHATE; SALINITY; SILICATE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TEMPERATURE; UPWELLING; WATER MASS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BRAZIL; CAPE SANTA MARTA GRANDE; SANTA CATARINA; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTH BRAZIL BIGHT;

ARENOPARRELLA MEXICANA; BOLIVINA STRIATULA; BUCCELLA; BULIMINA MARGINATA; ELPHIDIUM POEYANUM; FORAMINIFERA; GAUDRYINA EXILIS; GLOBOCASSIDULINA SUBGLOBOSA; HANZAWAIA; PSEUDONONION; TROCHAMMINA; UVIGERINA PEREGRINA;

EID: 46349111659     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2007.10.012     Document Type: Article

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