Coccolith distribution patterns in surface sediments of Equatorial and Southeastern Pacific Ocean

Geobios

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 131-149

  Saavedra Pellitero, Mariem ^a   Flores, José Abel ^a   Baumann, Karl Heinz ^b   Sierro, Francisco Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Coccolithophores; Equatorial and Southeastern Pacific; Surface sediment samples

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; COCCOLITH; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FOSSIL RECORD; MICROPALEONTOLOGY; SEDIMENT CORE; TAXONOMY;

CHILE; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EQUATORIAL); PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTHEAST);

CALCIDISCUS LEPTOPORUS; COCCOLITHUS PELAGICUS; EMILIANIA HUXLEYI; FLORISPHAERA PROFUNDA; GEPHYROCAPSA; GEPHYROCAPSA MUELLERAE; GEPHYROCAPSA OCEANICA; HAPTOPHYCEAE; HELICOSPHAERA CARTERI;

EID: 76749097101     PISSN: 00166995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geobios.2009.09.004     Document Type: Article

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