Benthic foraminifera and their stable isotope composition in sediment cores from Lake Qarun, Egypt: Changes in water salinity during the past ~500 years

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 167-182

  Abu Zied, Ramadan H ^a,d   Keatings, Kevin ^b   Flower, Roger J ^b   Leng, Melanie J ^c  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^d Mansoura University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Benthic foraminifera; Mg Ca ratio; Oxygen and carbon isotopes; PCA; Transfer function

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; CALCIUM; CARBON ISOTOPE; COLONIZATION; EUTROPHICATION; HYPOXIA; INFLOW; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MAGNESIUM; MOLLUSC; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SALINITY; SEDIMENT CORE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STABLE ISOTOPE; SULFATE; TRANSFER FUNCTION; WATER CHEMISTRY;

BIRKET QARUN; EGYPT; FAIYUM [EGYPT];

AMMONIA (FORAMINIFERAN); AMMONIA TEPIDA; CRIBROELPHIDIUM; CRIBRONONION; FORAMINIFERA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 79251630200     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-010-9489-2     Document Type: Article

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