Foraminiferal response to the deposition of insolation cycle 90 sapropel in different Mediterranean areas

Stefanelli, Simona; Capotondi, Lucilla

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Foraminiferal response to the deposition of insolation cycle 90 sapropel in different Mediterranean areas

Simona Stefanelli and Lucilla Capotondi

Simona Stefanelli

Geology and Geophysics Department, Via Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy (e-mail: )

Lucilla Capotondi

ISMAR– Marine Geology Section, CNR, Via Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy

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