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Two-dimensional distribution of living benthic foraminifera in anoxic sediment layers of an estuarine mudflat

1. Introduction
2. Material and methods
2.1. Site description
2.2. 1-D sampling and processing
2.3. 2-D sampling and processing
2.4. Statistical analyses
3. Results
3.1. Visual features on the sediment plate
3.2. Living foraminiferal distribution
3.3. 1-D geochemical features
3.4. DET-2D gel
4. Discussion
4.1. A methodological improvement to characterize sediment heterogeneity
4.2. Factors generating chemical heterogeneity
4.3. Mechanisms controlling the A. tepida distribution
5. Conclusion
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