Arctic ocean benthic foraminiferal faunal change associated with the onset of perennial sea ice in the middle miocene

Journal of Foraminiferal Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 99-109

  Kender, S E V ^a   Kaminski, Michael A ^b,c  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; BOTTOM WATER; CARBON FLUX; DEEP WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; MIOCENE; NEOGENE; PALEOECOLOGY; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD; SEA ICE;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 84873884265     PISSN: 00961191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsjfr.43.1.99     Document Type: Article

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