Dinoflagellate cyst distribution in surface sediments along the south-western Mexican coast (14.76° N to 24.75°N)

Marine Micropaleontology

Volumn 76, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 104-123

  Limoges, Audrey ^a   Kielt, Jean François ^a   Radi, Taoufik ^a   Ruíz Fernandez, Ana Carolina ^b   de Vernal, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cysts; Environmental parameters; Mexico; Primary productivity; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; DINOFLAGELLATE CYST; MARINE SEDIMENT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; UPWELLING; WATER COLUMN; WATER DEPTH;

GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ALGAE; DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 77956188777     PISSN: 03778398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marmicro.2010.06.003     Document Type: Article

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