Quantitative measurement of benthic foraminifera sediment reworking using a three-dimensional sensor

Doutrelant, Manon; Romero-Ramirez, Alicia; Ciutat, Aurélie; Bouchet, Vincent M. P.; Maire, Olivier

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/jm-44-401-2025

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Quantitative measurement of benthic foraminifera sediment reworking using a three-dimensional sensor

Manon Doutrelant, Alicia Romero-Ramirez, Aurélie Ciutat, Vincent M. P. Bouchet, and Olivier Maire

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