A study was undertaken in order to understand recent environmental change in Mobile Bay, Alabama. For this study a series of surface sediment and box core samples was collected. The surface benthic foraminiferal data provide the modern baseline conditions of the bay and can be used as a reference for changing paleoenvironmental parameters recorded in the box cores. The 14 sampling locations were chosen in the bay to cover the wide diversity of fluvial and marine-influenced environments on both sides of the shipping channel.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Title | Benthic foraminiferal census data from Mobile Bay, Alabama--counts of surface samples and box cores |
| DOI | 10.3133/ds704 |
| Authors | Kathryn A. Richwine, Lisa E. Osterman |
| Publication Type | Report |
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Series Title | Data Series |
| Series Number | 704 |
| Index ID | ds704 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
| USGS Organization | St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center |