Benthic foraminiferal effect on nitrogen and carbon cycling

Journal of Foraminiferal Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 97-111

  Van Lith, Yvonne ^a,b,d   Langezaal, Alexandra M ^a   De Nooijer, Lennart J ^a,c   Van Der Zwaan, Gijsbert J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b FONTYS UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^c ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIUM; BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; BIOMINERALIZATION; CARBON CYCLE; DENITRIFICATION; FOSSIL RECORD; HABITAT SELECTION; MARINE SEDIMENT; MEIOFAUNA; MICROCOSM; MICROHABITAT; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; NITRATE; NITROGEN CYCLE; ORGANIC MATTER; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PROTOZOAN; RECONSTRUCTION; REDOX CONDITIONS; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FORAMINIFERA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 66749091540     PISSN: 00961191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsjfr.39.2.97     Document Type: Article

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