Influence of sediment transport dynamics and ocean floor morphology on benthic foraminifera, offshore Fraser Island, Australia

Marine Geology

Volumn 254, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 47-61

  Schröder Adams, Claudia J ^a   Boyd, Ron ^b   Ruming, Kevin ^b   Sandstrom, Marianne ^c  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; benthic; foraminifera; Fraser Island; sea level highstand; seafloor morphology; sediment transport

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; FRASER ISLAND , AUSTRALIA; LONGSHORE SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; OCEAN FLOORS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT DYNAMICS;

EROSION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SOIL MECHANICS;

SEDIMENTATION;

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; IMAGERY; MORPHOLOGY; SEA LEVEL; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES EVENNESS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CAPRICORN SEA VALLEY; FRASER ISLAND; GOLD COAST; QUEENSLAND;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 48149092086     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2008.05.002     Document Type: Article

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