Pacific rim marsh foraminiferal distributions: implications for sea-level studies

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 850-861

  Scott, D B ^a   Collins, E S ^a   Duggan, J ^a   Asioli, A ^b   Saito, T ^c   Hasegawa, S ^d  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

High marsh; Marsh foraminifera; Pacific rim; Salt marshes

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; FORAMINIFERA; INDICATOR SPECIES; MARSH FAUNA; MARSH FAUNAS; SALT MARSHES; SEA LEVEL; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEA LEVEL VARIATION;

PACIFIC;

EID: 0030302808     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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