Modern foraminiferal faunas of the southwestern to northern Iceland Shelf: oceanographic and environmental controls

• Published in: The Journal of Foraminiferal Research
• Main Authors: Jennings, Anne E., Weiner, Nancy J., Helgadottir, Gudrun, Andrews, John T.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research 2004
• Subjects: Arctic; Djúpáll; Western Shelf; Foraminifera*; Iceland; Neogloboquadrina pachyderma
• Online Access: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/33474/; https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/33474/1/Jennings.pdf; https://doi.org/10.2113/34.3.180

Surface sediment samples for analysis of modern foraminiferal assemblages were collected from 32 sites on the western and northern Iceland shelf during cruise B997 of the Icelandic ship Bjarni Saemundsson. The purpose of the study is to provide a basis for interpreting the variations in foraminifera...