Benthic foraminifera in transitional environments in the English Channel and the southern North Sea: A proxy for regional-scale environmental and paleo-environmental characterisations
Armynot du Châtelet, E.; Francescangeli, F.; Bouchet, V.M.P.; Frontalini, F. (2018). Benthic foraminifera in transitional environments in the English Channel and the southern North Sea: A proxy for regional-scale environmental and paleo-environmental characterisations. Mar. Environ. Res. 137: 37-48. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2018.02.021
In: Marine Environmental Research. Applied Science Publishers: Barking. ISSN 0141-1136; e-ISSN 1879-0291, more
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| Keywords |
Taxa > Species > Indicator species
Foraminifera [WoRMS]
ANE, English Channel [Marine Regions]
Marine/Coastal |
| Author keywords |
Benthic foraminifera; Transitional environment |
| Authors | | Top |
- Armynot du Châtelet, E.
- Francescangeli, F.
- Bouchet, V.M.P.
- Frontalini, F.
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| Abstract |
On the basis of the available databases including 700 sampling stations from subtidal to salt marsh areas, the purpose of this paper is to synthesise the regional distribution of living benthic foraminifera in transitional environments along the English Channel and southern North Sea. Indicator species analyses assign 37 foraminiferal taxa to high salt marsh, middle salt marsh, low salt marsh, tidal flat, tidal channel, and subtidal environmental units. Species are indicator of a single unit (e.g., Elphidium gunteri for tidal flat) up to four units (e.g., Haynesina germanica from tidal flat to middle marsh). The outcomes of the present study enhance future high-resolution paleo-environmental interpretations based on benthic foraminifera in transitional environments. |
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