Impact of climate and sea level changes on the ventilation of intermediate water and benthic foraminifer assemblages in the Gulf of Lions, off South France, during MIS 6 and 7

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 309, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 215-228

  Cortina, Aleix ^a   Sierro, Francisco Javier ^a   González Mora, Beatriz ^a   Asioli, Alessandra ^b   Flores, José Abel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benthic foramimifer; Bottom ventilation; Mediterranean Sea; Planktic foraminifer; Sea level

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; BOREHOLE; BOTTOM WATER; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE VARIATION; DENSE WATER; MARINE ISOTOPE STAGE; MESOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; OCEANIC CONVECTION; ORGANIC CARBON; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RECONSTRUCTION; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TURBULENCE; VENTILATION; WARMING; WATER COLUMN; WESTERLY;

FRANCE; GULF OF LION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 80051694437     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2011.06.005     Document Type: Article

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