Reconnaissance Survey of Benthonic Foraminifera from Baffin Island Fiord Environments

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Schafer, Charles T., Cole, Flona E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1986
• Subjects: Animal distribution; Bathymetry; Benthos; Bottom sediments; Fjords; Foraminifera; Water masses; Baffin Island waters; Nunavut; Arctic; Baffin Island; Île de Baffin; Baffin; Foraminifera*
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65131

Benthonic foraminiferal assemblages in 63 grab samples collected in Baffin Island fiord basin environments (67-800 m) are dominated by arenaceous species such as Textularia earlandi and Spiroplectammina biformis. These forms reflect the influence of cold (<=0.0 degrees C) arctic water conditions....