Downcore distribution of living calcareous foraminifera and stable isotopes in the Western Barents Sea

Journal of Foraminiferal Research

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 337-356

  Ivanova, Elena V ^a   Ovsepyan, Ekaterina A ^a   Risebrobakken, Björg ^b   Vetrov, Alexander A ^a  

^a SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b BJERKNES CENTRE FOR CLIMATE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; CALCAREOUS ALGA; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; EPIFAUNA; PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SHELF SEDIMENT; STABLE ISOTOPE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC OCEAN; BARENTS SEA; ISFJORDEN; SPITSBERGEN; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

ALGAE; CASSIDULINA RENIFORME; CIBICIDES LOBATULUS; CRIBROELPHIDIUM; FORAMINIFERA; ISLANDIELLA NORCROSSI; MELONIS; MELONIS BARLEEANUS; NONIONELLINA LABRADORICA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 56549110525     PISSN: 00961191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsjfr.38.4.337     Document Type: Article

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