Foraminiferal test abnormalities in the western Baltic Sea

Journal of Foraminiferal Research

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 318-336

  Polovodova, Irina ^a   Schönfeld, Joachim ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABNORMALITY; BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; BIOINDICATOR; DOMINANCE; POLLUTION EFFECT; REPRODUCTION; SUBSPECIES; TESTING METHOD; TRACE METAL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; KIEL FJORD; SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN;

AMMONIA (FORAMINIFERAN); AMMONIA BECCARII; ELPHIDIUM EXCAVATUM; FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 56649123389     PISSN: 00961191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsjfr.38.4.318     Document Type: Article

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