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A note on the estimation of sedimentation rates in the Gulf of Elat (= Gulf of Aqaba), by the use of Foraminifera
Author(s) -
LARSEN ARNE ROSENKRANDS
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
sedimentology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.494
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 1365-3091
pISSN - 0037-0746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3091.1978.tb02082.x
Subject(s) - foraminifera , sedimentation , oceanography , geology , abundance (ecology) , sediment , paleontology , ecology , benthic zone , biology
Abundance fluctuations of Amphistegina in the upper 4–5 cm of a few small cores from the Gulf of Elat look somewhat like rainfall fluctuations in the hinterland. To correlate the two patterns, a sedimentation rate of 2.2–3.3 mm/year must be assumed. A similar rate is obtained from estimates of annual production of Amphistegina .