Heterozoan carbonates in subtropical to tropical settings in the present and past

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 99, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 153-169

  Westphal, Hildegard ^a   Halfar, Jochen ^b   Freiwald, André ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c SENCKENBERG DEUTSCHES ENTOMOLOGISCHES INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autotrophic; Carbonate sedimentology; Climate change; Environmental archives; Heterotrophic; Heterozoan carbonate; Nutrients; Trophic conditions; Tropical; Upwelling

Indexed keywords

AUTOTROPHY; CARBONATE ROCK; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; GRAIN SIZE; MARINE SEDIMENT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TROPHIC CONDITIONS; UPWELLING; WATER CHEMISTRY;

EID: 77956285472     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-010-0563-9     Document Type: Article

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