Patterson, R.T., Gehrels, W.R., Belknap, D., Dalby, A.P. 2004. The distribution of salt marsh foraminifera at Little Dipper Harbour New Brunswick, Canada: Implications for development of widely applicable transfer functions in sea-level research. Quaternary International. v. 120, p. 185-194
A stepwise linear regression analysis was carried out on both 0-1 and 0-10 cm surface samples from a transect across the marsh at Little Dipper Harbour, New Brunswick. Only the 0-1 cm surface samples produce statistically reliable results (R -2 = 0.705; R’ -2 = 0.609). These results are in sharp contrast to those obtained from British Columbia marshes where infaunal habitat and taphonomic biasing result in 0-10 cm samples producing the best results using stepwise linear regression. The fundamental difference in the apparent preferred habitats of marsh foraminifera in these areas pose difficulties for researchers attempting to develop transfer function training sets that can be applied over wide areas in paleo-sea-level research.