Does climate control the morphological fabric of freshwater carbonates? A comparative study of Holocene barrage tufas from Spain and Britain

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 121, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 239-257

  Pedley, Martyn ^a   Andrews, Julian ^b   Ordonez, Salvador ^c   Garcia Del Cura, Maria Angela ^c   Gonzales Martin, Juan Antonio ^d   Taylor, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDIATION; CARBON PRODUCTION; CLIMATE CONTROL; FRESHWATER DEPOSIT; HOLOCENE; SEDIMENT FABRIC; TUFA;

SPAIN; UK;

EID: 0029730386     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0031-0182(95)00080-1     Document Type: Article

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