Bentho-planktonic evidence from the Austrian Alps for a decline in sea-surface carbonate production at the end of the Triassic

Swiss Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 293-315

  Clémence, Marie Emilie ^a   Gardin, Silvia ^a   Bartolini, Annachiara ^b   Paris, Guillaume ^c   Beaumont, Valérie ^c   Guex, Jean ^d  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Austrian Alps; Benthic foraminifera; Calcareous nannofossils; CAMP volcanism; Carbonate production; End Triassic crisis

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; BENTHOS; BIOLOGICAL PUMP; CARBONATE; MICROPALEONTOLOGY; NANOFOSSIL; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SEAFLOOR; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TRIASSIC;

ALPS; AUSTRIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FORAMINIFERA; TROCHAMMINA;

EID: 77956741331     PISSN: 16618726     EISSN: 16618734     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00015-010-0019-z     Document Type: Article

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