| Benthic Foraminifera |
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The tests of benthic foraminifera are preserved in the sediments of much of the global sea floor and serve as a tool for stratigraphic, paleoecological and paleoceanographic investigations. With respect to GOA benthic foraminifera mainly serve as signal carrier for measurements of radiocarbon, oxygen and carbon isotopes and Mg/Ca
 Shell of a benthic foraminifer Melonis barleanum
imaged using computed tomography (images by
Heather Johnstone, MARUM). |