Ecological distribution of the foraminifera in a tidal Lagoonbrackish Lake, New Zealand, and its holocene origins

Journal of Foraminiferal Research

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 124-137

  Hayward, Bruce W ^a   Grenfell, Hugh R ^a   Sabaa, Ashwaq T ^a   Kay, John ^a   Clark, Kate ^b  

^a Geomarine Research   (New Zealand)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; FORAMINIFERA; GEOACCUMULATION; HOLOCENE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; SALTMARSH; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENT CORE; TIDAL CYCLE; WATER LEVEL;

NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; WAIRARAPA VALLEY; WELLINGTON [NORTH ISLAND];

FORAMINIFERA; HAPLOPHRAGMOIDES WILBERTI; MILIAMMINA FUSCA; TROCHAMMINITA SALSA;

EID: 84858767154     PISSN: 00961191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsjfr.41.2.124     Document Type: Article

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