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Data description paper
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Data description paper |
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BENFEP: a quantitative database of benthic foraminifera from surface sediments of the eastern Pacific
Paula Diz
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Centro de Investigación Mariña, XM1, Universidade de Vigo, 36310 Vigo, Spain
Víctor González-Guitián
Centro de Investigación Mariña, XM1, Universidade de Vigo, 36310 Vigo, Spain
Instituto de Investigacións Mariñas, CSIC, 36208 Vigo, Spain
Rita González-Villanueva
Centro de Investigación Mariña, XM1, Universidade de Vigo, 36310 Vigo, Spain
Aida Ovejero
Cátedra UNESCO en Desarrollo Litoral Sostenible, Universidade de Vigo, 36310 Vigo, Spain
Iván Hernández-Almeida
Geological Institute, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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Benthic foraminifera are key components of the ocean benthos and marine sediments. Determining their geographic distribution is highly relevant for improving our understanding of the recent and past ocean benthic ecosystem and establishing adequate conservation strategies. Here, we contribute to this knowledge by generating an open-access database of previously documented quantitative data of benthic foraminifera species from surface sediments of the eastern Pacific (BENFEP).
Benthic foraminifera are key components of the ocean benthos and marine sediments. Determining...
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