PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA COLLECTED BY THE R/V MELVILLE (1972) IN THE SOUTHWEST ATLANTIC
The planktonic foraminiferal fauna was studied from 186 samples collected by the R/V Melville in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean during 1972. The samples were collected in the surface layer (horizontal tows) and throughout the water column from 500-0 m. (vertical tows). Twenty species were recognized (...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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1981
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11141/1950 |
| Summary: | The planktonic foraminiferal fauna was studied from 186 samples collected by the R/V Melville in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean during 1972. The samples were collected in the surface layer (horizontal tows) and throughout the water column from 500-0 m. (vertical tows). Twenty species were recognized (some with various formaej. These species can be divided according to their temperature requirements into cold-temperate, warm-temperate, warm and cosmopolitan species. Based on the distribution of these species, 4 types of surface water were determined. |
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