Decadal-scale changes in shallow-infaunal foraminiferal assemblages at the Porcupine Abyssal Plain, NE Atlantic

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 57, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 1362-1382

  Gooday, A J ^a   Malzone, M G ^a   Bett, B J ^a   Lamont, P A ^b  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abyssal zone; Agglutinated foraminifera; Atlantic; NE Atlantic; Ocean floor; Phytodetritus; Porcupine Abyssal Plain; Temporal variations; Time series

Indexed keywords

ABYSSAL ZONE; AGGLUTINATED FORAMINIFERA; ATLANTIC; OCEAN FLOOR; PHYTODETRITUS; PORCUPINE ABYSSAL PLAINS; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TIME SERIES;

SEDIMENTS;

ABYSSAL ZONE; DECADAL VARIATION; FORAMINIFERA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORTH ATLANTIC OSCILLATION; PHYTODETRITUS; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SEAFLOOR; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY; TIME SERIES;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST); PORCUPINE ABYSSAL PLAIN;

ALABAMINELLA WEDDELLENSIS; AMPERIMA; EPISTOMINELLA EXIGUA; FORAMINIFERA; HOLOTHURIA; LAGENAMMINA; MILIOLINA; QUINQUELOCULINA SP.; ROTALIIDAE; TROCHAMMINACEA;

EID: 77957985583     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2010.01.012     Document Type: Article

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