ADAPTATION OF THE RANDOM SETTLING METHOD FOR QUANTITATIVE STUDIES OF CALCAREOUS NANNOFOSSILS

被引:56
作者
BEAUFORT, L
机构
[1] UNIV LYON 1,DEPT SCI TERRE,F-69633 VILLEURBANNE,FRANCE
[2] WOODS HOLE OCEANOG INST,WOODS HOLE,MA 02543
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D O I
10.2307/1485914
中图分类号
Q91 [古生物学];
学科分类号
0709 ; 070903 ;
摘要
Often the nannopaleontologist faces difficulties performing absolute counts of nannofossil species when doing a quantitative analysis. The different techniques available for the preparation of microscopic slides that may be used for absolute counts of nannofossils are discussed. A slide preparation method inspired by the random settling technique of Moore is described.
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页码:415 / 418
页数:4
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