Ecology of Recent Planktonic Foraminifera: Part 3: Distribution in the North Atlantic during the Summer of 1962

Three major faunal provinces of planktonic foraminifera were recognized along two North Atlantic crossings during the summer of 1962. The subarctic assemblage consisted of Globigerina pachyderma, G. bulloides, and G. quinqueloba; the transitional (temperate) fauna was characterized by Globorotalia i...

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Published in:Micropaleontology
Main Authors: Be, A. W. H., Hamlin, W. H.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Museum of Natural History 1967
Subjects:
North Atlantic
Planktonic foraminifera
Subarctic
Online Access:https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/35632/
https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/35632/1/AWHBe.pdf
https://doi.org/10.2307/1484808
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Summary:Three major faunal provinces of planktonic foraminifera were recognized along two North Atlantic crossings during the summer of 1962. The subarctic assemblage consisted of Globigerina pachyderma, G. bulloides, and G. quinqueloba; the transitional (temperate) fauna was characterized by Globorotalia inflata and mixtures of subarctic and subtropical species; and the subtropical fauna was composed of 16 species, typified by Globigerinoides ruber, G. sacculifer, and Globigerinella aequilateralis. Relative and absolute abundances for each species are mapped and some ecologic relationships are described.

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