BIOFACIES AND LITHOFACIES EVIDENCE FOR PALEOENVIRONMENTAL INTERPRETATIONS OF UPPER NEOGENE SEQUENCES ON THE NEW JERSEY CONTINENTAL SHELF (ODP LEG 174A)

2003 ◽  
pp. 131-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
MIRIAM E. KATZ ◽  
KENNETH G. MILLER ◽  
GREGORY S. MOUNTAIN
Keyword(s):  
New Jersey ◽  
Continental Shelf

Distribution of modern benthic foraminifers on the New Jersey Outer Continental Shelf

1980 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 43-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Wylie Poag ◽  
Harley J. Knebel ◽  
Ruth Todd
Keyword(s):  
New Jersey ◽  
Continental Shelf ◽  
Outer Continental Shelf ◽  
Benthic Foraminifers

Continental-shelf Sediments Off New Jersey

1973 ◽  
Vol Vol. 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
William M. Frank (2), Gerald M. Fri
Keyword(s):  
New Jersey ◽  
Continental Shelf ◽  
Shelf Sediments

An ultrahigh resolution 3-D survey of the shallow subsurface on the continental shelf of New Jersey

1996 ◽  
Vol 15 (7) ◽  
pp. 839-845 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jay Pulliam ◽  
J. A. Austin ◽  
E. C. Luhurbudi ◽  
S. Saustrup ◽  
P. L. Stoffa
Keyword(s):  
New Jersey ◽  
Continental Shelf ◽  
Ultrahigh Resolution ◽  
Shallow Subsurface

A new species of Polygordius (Polychaeta: Polygordiidae): from the inner continental shelf and in bays and harbours of the north-eastern United States

2006 ◽  
Vol 86 (5) ◽  
pp. 1025-1034 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia A. Ramey ◽  
Dieter Fiege ◽  
Brian S. Leander
Keyword(s):  
New Jersey ◽  
New Species ◽  
Continental Shelf ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Fine Sand ◽  
Coarse Sand ◽  
Eastern United States ◽  
Sediment Grain Size ◽  
Inner Continental Shelf ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Polygordiidae, Polygordius jouinae sp. nov., along with its distribution, habitat, and reproduction is described. Polygordius jouinae sp. nov., the first North American Polygordius, is a dominant member of macrofaunal communities on the inner continental shelf, and in bays and harbours from Massachusetts to southern New Jersey. It is distinguished from most other Polygordius species by its non-inflated, heavily ciliated pygidium, absence of pygidial glands, and a conical (rather than rounded) prostomium. The 18S SSU rDNA from P. jouinae sp. nov. was sequenced and represents the first named Polygordius species with a DNA reference in GenBank. Spearman rank correlation of sediment grain size with density of P. jouinae sp. nov. at a New Jersey site showed that density was significantly (P<0.05; N=92) positively correlated with the proportion of medium to very coarse sand and negatively correlated with the fine sand fractions. Ecologically, P. jouinae sp. nov. is an important macrofaunal species given its widespread distribution and its fidelity for coarse sand habitats. Thus, its relative abundance may be useful as an indicator of changing sedimentary conditions.

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