Distribution of organic-walled marine and terrestrial palynomorphs in surface sediments, offshore eastern New Zealand

Marine Geology

Volumn 270, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 235-256

  Crouch, E M ^a   Mildenhall, D C ^a   Neil, H L ^b  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Chatham Rise; dinoflagellate cysts; New Zealand; pollen; Subtropical Front; surface sediments

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM POLLENS; ANTARCTICA; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES; BROADLEAF FOREST; CANONICAL CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; CHARACTERISATION; CHLOROPHYLL A; DINOFLAGELLATE CYSTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETER; NEW ZEALAND; NORTHERN REGIONS; ORGANIC-WALLED DINOFLAGELLATE CYST (DINOCYST); PALYNOMORPHS; PILOT STUDIES; PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY; PROXY RECORDS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES; SUBTROPICAL FRONT; SURFACE CURRENT; SURFACE SEDIMENTS; WATER DEPTH; WATER MASS;

CHLOROPHYLL; OCEANOGRAPHY; PORPHYRINS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TUMORS; WATER ANALYSIS;

TROPICS;

ANGIOSPERM; BIOACTIVITY; DINOFLAGELLATE CYST; PALYNOLOGY; PALYNOMORPH; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SPORE; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TERRIGENOUS DEPOSIT;

CHATHAM RISE; NEW ZEALAND; PACIFIC OCEAN;

BRIGANTEDINIUM; DINOPHYCEAE; IMPAGIDINIUM; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; OPERCULODINIUM CENTROCARPUM; SELENOPEMPHIX ANTARCTICA; SPINIFERITES;

EID: 76449117294     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2009.11.004     Document Type: Article

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