Tracing latitudinal gradient, river discharge and water masses along the subtropical South American coast using benthic Foraminifera assemblages

More than 30% of Buccella peruviana (D'Orbigny), Globocassidulina crassa porrecta (Earland & Heron-Allen), Cibicides mackannai (Galloway & Wissler) and C. refulgens (Montfort) indicate the presence of cold Sub Antarctic Shelf Water in winter, from 33.5 to 38.3ยบ S, deeper than 100 m, in...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Brazilian Journal of Biology
Main Authors: PPB Eichler, AR Rodrigues, BB Eichler, ES Braga, EJD Campos
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
Subjects:
foraminifera diversity
subantarctic and subtropical shelf water
subtropical shelf front
freshwater influence
Science
Q
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Zoology
QL1-991
Botany
QK1-989
Antarctic
Williamson
Antarc*
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/S1519-69842012000400010
https://doaj.org/article/92848ba5c5494ad2a97a23adf7b8c8b4

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