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

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Author / Creator:Hermelin, J. Otto R., author.
Imprint:[Washington, D.C.] : Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research, 1989.
Description:1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).
Language:English
Series:Special publication ; no. 26
Special publication ; no. 26.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13027958
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Other authors / contributors:Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research, issuing body.
ISBN:9781970168174 (ebook) : No price
Notes:Previously issued in print in 1989. Digital resource published 2020.
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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.
Target Audience:Specialized.