RT Journal Article
T1 Distribución de los foraminíferos bentónicos en la plataforma marina de Vizcaya y Este de Cantabria
T1 Benthic foraminifers distribution of Biscay and East Cantabria marine shelf
A1 Pascual, Ana
A1 Martínez García, Blanca
A1 Rodríguez Lázaro, Julio
A1 Martín Rubio, Maite
AB In this work we describe the spatial distribution of benthic foraminifer assemblages of the Vizcaya and EastCantabria marine continental shelf, in relation to the environmental parameters. A total of 108 specieshave been taxonomically identified. Most abundant benthic foraminifer species in these samples areCassidulina laevigata, Cibicides refulgens, Gaudryina rudis, Lobatula lobatula, Quinqueloculina seminula,Rosalina globularis and Textularia sagittula. Multivariate statistical analyses (Cluster-Q) of samples includingall the studied species show three main bathymetric groups for the benthic foraminifers: littoral, innershelf and outer shelf. Several sub-groups characterised by the sediment type and their environmentallimitations are also distinguished inside the main clusters. The occurrence of euryhaline species comingfrom the estuarine areas and others from the outer shelf and the talus, evidence the effect of marinecurrents in this region of the Bay of Biscay
YR 2008
FD 2008
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/8251
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/8251
LA spa
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 31 may 2026