Changes in style and intensity of production in the Southeastern Atlantic over the last 70,000 yr

Marine Micropaleontology

Volumn 74, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 15-28

  Romero, O E ^a  

^a INSTITUTO ANDALUZ DE CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Benguela; Biogenic bulk components; Diatoms; Productivity; Rapid climate changes; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; BIOGENIC DEPOSIT; CALCIFICATION; CORE ANALYSIS; DIATOM; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOPRODUCTIVITY; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; UPWELLING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTHEAST);

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 74449089883     PISSN: 03778398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marmicro.2009.11.001     Document Type: Article

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