Late Quaternary foraminiferal record in Murchisonfjorden, Nordaustlandet, Svalbard

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Kubischta, Frauke, Knudsen, Karen Luise, Kaakinen, Anu, Salonen, Veli-Pekka
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2010
• Subjects: Arctic; Svalbard; Nordaustlandet; Murchisonfjorden; Foraminifera*; glacier; Polar Research
• Online Access: https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2934; https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v29i3.6081

Benthic foraminiferal assemblages from Nordaustlandet, Svalbard, are described for the first time with the objective of reconstructing the palaeoenvironmental conditions in the area during the late Quaternary. Investigations were carried out on marine deposits exposed along the southern shores of Mu...