Spatial variability of live benthic foraminiferal faunas on the portuguese margin

Micropaleontology

Volumn 56, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 297-322

  Griveaud, C ^a,b   Jorissen, F ^a,b   Anschutz, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^b Laboratory for the Study of Marine Bio Indicators LEBIM   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; FAUNA; ORGANIC MATTER; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENT CORE; SPATIAL VARIATION; TOPOGRAPHY; WATER DEPTH;

PORTUGAL;

CHILOSTOMELLA OOLINA; CIBICIDOIDES ROBERTSONIANUS; FURSENKOINA; GAVELINOPSIS; GLOBOBULIMINA AFFINIS; HOGLUNDINA ELEGANS; UVIGERINA MEDITERRANEA; UVIGERINA PEREGRINA;

EID: 78149397614     PISSN: 00262803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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