Two-dimensional distribution of living benthic foraminifera in anoxic sediment layers of an estuarine mudflat (Loire estuary, France)

We present a new rapid and accurate protocol to simultaneously sample benthic living foraminifera in two dimensions in a centimetre-scale vertical grid and dissolved iron and phosphorus in two dimensions at high resolution (200 μm). Such an approach appears crucial for the study of foraminiferal eco...

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Main Authors: A. Thibault de Chanvalon, E. Metzger, A. Mouret, F. Cesbron, J. Knoery, E. Rozuel, P. Launeau, M. P. Nardelli, F. J. Jorissen, E. Geslin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2015-10-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/12/6219/2015/bg-12-6219-2015.pdf