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A conceptual model explaining benthic foraminiferal microhabitats
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In this paper, the authors present a conceptual model which explains benthic foraminiferal microhabitat preferences in terms of differences in the downward organic flux in the sediment.About:
This article is published in Marine Micropaleontology.The article was published on 1995-12-01. It has received 957 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Benthic zone & Foraminifera.read more
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Ecology and Applications of Benthic Foraminifera
TL;DR: This book presents the ecological background required to explain how fossil forms are used in dating rocks and reconstructing past environmental features including changes of sea level and demonstrates how living foraminifera can be used to monitor modern-day environmental change.
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Benthic foraminifers: proxies or problems?: A review of paleocological concepts
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors review benthic foraminiferal distribution patterns in the context of their use as proxy to reconstruct paleoenvironments, in particular against the background of relevant biological data, and conclude that species distribution with depth is mainly a function of organic flux and oxygenation.
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Live benthic foraminiferal faunas from the Bay of Biscay: faunal density, composition, and microhabitats
TL;DR: The exported flux of organic matter appears to be the main parameter controlling the composition and the vertical distribution of benthic foraminiferal faunas below the sediment-water interface.
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Chapter Seven Paleoceanographical Proxies Based on Deep-Sea Benthic Foraminiferal Assemblage Characteristics
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on the paleoceanographic proxies based on deep-sea benthic foraminiferal assemblage characteristics, and present the following three proxy relationships that are promising: those between BFR faunas and BFR oxygenation, export productivity, and deep sea water mass characteristics.
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Particulate organic carbon flux in the oceans—surface productivity and oxygen utilization
TL;DR: In this paper, an empirical relationship was established that predicts organic carbon flux at any depth in the oceans below the base of the euphotic zone as a function of the mean net primary production rate at the surface and depth-dependent consumption.
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Microhabitats of benthic foraminifera within deep-sea sediments
TL;DR: In this article, an analysis of living (stained) benthic foraminifera within the upper 15 cm of deep-sea sediments, which reveals species-specific microhabitat preferences, with distinct morphological features found with epifaunal and infaunal species.
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Benthic foraminifera in oxygen-poor habitats
TL;DR: Present data from modern environments do not support the hypothesis that most dysoxic-su☐ic benthic foraminifers, regardless of their phylogeny, are characterized by a particular test morphology.
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Morphotype patterns of Norwegian Sea deep-sea benthic foraminifera and ecological implications
Bruce H. Corliss,Christina Chen +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, deep-sea benthic foraminifera from Norwegian Sea surface sediments are classified into morphotypes on the basis of test shape and nature of test coiling and show distinct patterns with water depth.