Organic-walled microfossils from the north-west Weddell Sea, Antarctica: Records from surface sediments after the collapse of the Larsen-A and Prince Gustav Channel ice shelves

Antarctic Science

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 565-574

  Pieńkowski, Anna J ^a   Marret, Fabienne ^b   Scourse, James D ^a   Thomas, David N ^a,c,d  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Antarctic Peninsula; cysts; dinoflagellates; Islandinium minutum; non pollen palynomorphs; Southern Ocean

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ACRITARCH; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DINOFLAGELLATE CYST; DOMINANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FORAMINIFERA; ICE BREAKUP; ICE SHELF; MICROFOSSIL; MICROPALEONTOLOGY; PALYNOMORPH; SEDIMENT CORE; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; LARSEN ICE SHELF; PRINCE GUSTAV CHANNEL; SOUTHERN OCEAN; WEDDELL SEA; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 84880361537     PISSN: 09541020     EISSN: 13652079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954102012001186     Document Type: Article

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