Foraminiferal Distribution in Two Nova Scotia Marshes

Authors

  • B. Deonarine Atlantic Geoscience Centre, Geological Survey of Canada Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, B2Y 4A2

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4138/1352

Abstract

Thirty sediment samples from marshes at Peggy's Cove and Clementsport, Nova Scotia, were examined and nine benthonic foraminifera species identified. Agglutinated tests form 98% of the total Foraminiferal population. Trochammina macrescens is the dominant form in upper marsh environments. This species is gradually replaced by Miliammina fuaca as lower marsh conditions are developed. M. fusca comprises 97% of the total population in the lower marsh environments sampled in this study.

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Published

1979-10-10

How to Cite

Deonarine, B. (1979). Foraminiferal Distribution in Two Nova Scotia Marshes. Atlantic Geoscience, 15(2/3). https://doi.org/10.4138/1352

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 2/3 (1979)

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