Implications of a saltmarsh chronology for the Severn Estuary based on independent lines of dating evidence

Marine Geology

Volumn 135, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 115-125

  French, Peter W ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

210 lead; accretion; chronology; heavy metals; saltmarsh; Severn Estuary

Indexed keywords

CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHY; HEAVY METALS; LEAD-210; SALT MARSH; SALT MARSHES; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

UK, ENGLAND, SEVERN ESTUARY;

EID: 0030274158     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-3227(96)00046-1     Document Type: Article

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