Living benthic foraminifera: Biogeographical distributions and the significance of rare morphospecies

Journal of Micropalaeontology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-58

  Murray, John W ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Disjunct; Propagules; Rare

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; BIOGEOGRAPHICAL REGION; DEEP-SEA BENTHOS; DISJUNCT DISTRIBUTION; FOOD SUPPLY; MICROPALEONTOLOGY; PALEOECOLOGY; PROPAGULE; TAXONOMY;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 84875638755     PISSN: 0262821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/jmpaleo2012-010     Document Type: Article

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