Taphonomic signatures and patterns of test degradation on tropical, intertidal benthic foraminifera

Marine Micropaleontology

Volumn 73, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 148-163

  Berkeley, Andrew ^a   Perry, Chris T ^a   Smithers, Scott G ^b  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

agglutinated; calcareous; foraminifera; intertidal; mangrove; taphonomy

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; BIODEGRADATION; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; MANGROVE; MICROPALEONTOLOGY; MORTALITY; TAPHONOMY; TAXONOMY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CLEVELAND BAY; QUEENSLAND;

AMMONIA (FORAMINIFERAN); ARENOPARRELLA MEXICANA; ELPHIDIUM EXCAVATUM; FORAMINIFERA; HISPIDULA; MILIAMMINA; MILIAMMINA FUSCA; PARAROTALIA; THEOBROMA CACAO; TROCHAMMINA INFLATA;

EID: 71849088748     PISSN: 03778398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marmicro.2009.08.002     Document Type: Article

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