Microhabitat selection of benthic foraminifera in sediments off the rhône river mouth (NW mediterranean)

Journal of Foraminiferal Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 231-246

  Mojtahid, Meryem ^a,c,e   Jorissen, Franciscus ^a   Lansard, Bruno ^b,d   Fontanier, Christophe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^b Laboratoire d'Etude des Bio Indicateurs Marins   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^d NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; FRESHWATER INPUT; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MICROHABITAT; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN; RIVER PLUME; SHALLOW WATER; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER DEPTH;

RHONE RIVER;

BULIMINA; CASSIDULINA CARINATA; FORAMINIFERA; NONION; NONIONELLA TURGIDA; RECTUVIGERINA PHLEGERI; VALVULINERIA;

EID: 77954907444     PISSN: 00961191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsjfr.40.3.231     Document Type: Article

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