Global coccolith size variability in Holocene deep-sea sediments

Marine Micropaleontology

Volumn 82-83, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-12

  Herrmann, Sandra ^a,b   Weller, Andrew F ^a,c   Henderiks, Jorijntje ^d   Thierstein, Hans R ^a,e  

^a GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Petrosys Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Automated biometry; Biogeography; Coccolith size; Environmental controls; Holocene; Macroecology

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOGEOGRAPHY; BIOMETRY; CALCITE; CARBONATE; COCCOLITH; DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; HOLOCENE; MACROECOLOGY; MICROPALEONTOLOGY; OOZE; PHYTOPLANKTON; PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SURFACE WATER; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT; TROPICAL REGION;

ALGAE; FORAMINIFERA; HAPTOPHYCEAE;

EID: 80755150064     PISSN: 03778398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marmicro.2011.09.006     Document Type: Article

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