Pliocene benthic foraminifera from the Ontong-Java Plateau (Western Equatorial Pacific Ocean) : faunal response to changing paleoenvironment / J. Otto R. Hermelin.

Author/creator Hermelin, J. Otto R. author.
Other author Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research, issuing body.
Format Electronic
Publication[Washington, D.C.] : Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research, 1989.
Description1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).
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SeriesSpecial publication ; no. 26
Special publication ; no. 26. UNAUTHORIZED
Summary The relative abundance of benthic foraminifera in Deep Sea Drilling Project Hole 586A on the Ontong-Java Plateau in the western equatorial Pacific Ocean has been analyzed. The investigated sequence represents the time interval between 1.9 & 5.0 Ma. The relative abundance patterns for various species, composition of faunal assemblages & their variation through time, as well as sedimentological data has been used to develop a model for the paleoceanographic & paleoenvironmental evolution of the Ontong-Java Plateau area. Correspondence analysis shows that there are three significantly different assemblages present. Alternation in dominance between the three assemblages can be linked to major changes in the paleoenvironment. The benthic foraminiferal fauna contains 262 taxa assigned to 83 genera, of which 179 taxa have been illustrated & discussed in the taxonomic section.
General notePreviously issued in print in 1989. Digital resource published 2020.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
Spec. audience char. Specialized.
Source of descriptionDescription based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on May 18, 2020).
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