- International Journal of Environment and Geoinformatics
- Volume:1 Issue:1
- Foraminifera Population from South Africa Coast Line (Indian and Atlantic Oceans)
Foraminifera Population from South Africa Coast Line (Indian and Atlantic Oceans)
Authors : Engin MERİÇ, Niyazi Avşar, Mehmet Baki Yokeş, Feyza Dinçer, Volkan Demir
Pages : 29-39
Doi:10.30897/ijegeo.300729
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Publication Date : 2014-11-10
Article Type : Research Paper
Abstract :Normal 0 21 false false false TR X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:`Normal Tablo`; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:``; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:`Times New Roman`,`serif`; mso-ansi-language:EN-US; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;} Cape Town is the second-largest city of the Republic of South Africa. Research is conducted in 3 different stations: Maori Bay, which lies in the southwest of Cape Town, and Pyramid Rock and Partridge Points which lies in the False Bay, southeast part of Cape Town. Samples are taken from young sediments at 10.00 and 20.00 m depths, and collected by scuba-diving method. The aim of the study is to investigate the living benthic foraminifera assemblages in the Atlantic Ocean, and to compare these assemblages with the southeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean, the Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean and Western Pacific assemblages. Moreover, the aim of the study is to determine whether there are any benthic foraminifera forms reaching to the Mediterranean from Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean or Red Sea via Suez ChannelKeywords : Foraminifera, South Africa, Cape Town