Spatial distribution of live benthic foraminifera in the Rhône prodelta: Faunal response to a continental-marine organic matter gradient

Marine Micropaleontology

Volumn 70, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 177-200

  Mojtahid, M ^a   Jorissen, F ^a   Lansard, B ^b   Fontanier, C ^a   Bombled, B ^b   Rabouille, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Benthic foraminifera; Coastal ocean; Eutrophication; Gulf of Lions; Organic carbon; Oxygen; Rh ne river; River plume

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; EUTROPHICATION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; RIVER PLUME; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; GULF OF LION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; RHONE DELTA; WESTERN EUROPE;

ADELOSINA; BOLIVINA; BULIMINA ACULEATA; CASSIDULINA CARINATA; EPISTOMINELLA VITREA; FORAMINIFERA; FURSENKOINA FUSIFORMIS; NONION; NONIONELLA; NONIONELLA TURGIDA; RECTUVIGERINA PHLEGERI; TEXTULARIA PORRECTA; VALVULINERIA;

EID: 59349116115     PISSN: 03778398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marmicro.2008.12.006     Document Type: Article

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