The sequence of early land-claims on the Walland and Romney Marshes, southern Britain: A preliminary hypothesis and some implications

Proceedings of the Geologists' Association

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 271-280

  Allen, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL SEDIMENT; FLANDRIAN EVOLUTION; FLOODING; MARSHLAND; PEAT; SALTMARSH; SEA LEVEL RISE;

UK, ENGLAND, EAST SUSSEX, ROMNEY MARSH; UK, ENGLAND, EAST SUSSEX, WALLAND MARSH;

EID: 0030430646     PISSN: 00167878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7878(96)80014-9     Document Type: Article

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