The structure of benthic environments and the paleochemical record of foraminifera

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 535-545

  Loubere, Paul ^a   Jacobsen, Brittani ^a   Klitgaard Kristensen, Dorthe ^b   Husum, Katrine ^c   Jernas, Patrycja ^b   Richaud, Mathieu ^d  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic foraminiferal ecology; Isotope and element geochemical proxies; Marine pore water geochemistry; Paleoceanographic proxies

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; BENTHIC FORAMINIFERAL ECOLOGY; BIO-IRRIGATION; CHEMICAL GRADIENTS; FORAMINIFERAL SHELLS; GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTIC; GEOCHEMICAL CONDITIONS; GEOCHEMICAL DATA; GEOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; GEOCHEMICAL TRACER; MARINE PORE-WATER GEOCHEMISTRY; MICROENVIRONMENTS; MICROHABITATS; ORGANIC CARBON FLUXES; PALEOCEANOGRAPHIC PROXIES; PORE WATERS; PORE-WATER CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT DEPTH;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; ECOSYSTEMS; ISOTOPES; ORGANIC CARBON; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON FLUX; EPIFAUNA; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MICROHABITAT; MICROPALEONTOLOGY; ORGANIC CARBON; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POREWATER; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; TRACER;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 79953239429     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2011.02.011     Document Type: Article

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