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Cf)arle . anb i Warp aux Malcott 3R ej Searcfi Jfunli THE DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE OF FORAMINIFERA IN LONG ISLAND SOUND By martin a. BUZAS U. S. National Museum Smithsoman Institution (W ith Four Plates) INTRODUCTION Purpose and Location This study is a quantitative survey of the benthonic Foraminifera in Long Island Sound. I ts purposes are: 1, To ascertain the distribution and abundance of the hving population; 2, to discover any seasonal variation in the living population; 3, to investigate the relationship between particle size of the sediment and foraminiferal distribution and abundance; 4, to ascertain the distribution and abundance of the total (living plus dead) population and compare it with that of the living population; 5, to attempt to relate the observed foraminiferal distribution and abundance to environmental factors. Long Island Sound is a partially enclosed body of water with an area of about 930 square miles. I ts location and configuration are shown in figure LI nthe central portion maximum depths of about 40 m. are found about 4nautical miles from the Long Island shore. At a comparable distance from the Connecticut shore the water is less than 20 m. deep. Mixing with the more oceanic waters of Block Island Sound occurs through the eastern passage. In the narrow western portion a limited amount of exchange takes place with the waters of New York Harbor. Acknowledgments I wish to thank Dr. K. M. Waage for his valuable advice, encouragement, and supervision of the study. To Dr. G. A. Riley, who of1 Referred to hereafter as L.I.S. SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS, VOL. 14% NO.
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- ÉditeurArkose Press
- Date d'édition2015
- ISBN 10 1343862175
- ISBN 13 9781343862173
- ReliureRelié
- Langueanglais
- Nombre de pages860
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