Mid- and late-Holocene sea-level changes in Roudsea Marsh, northwest England: A diatom biostratigraphical investigation

Holocene

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 311-323

  Zong, Yongqiang ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diatom biostratigraphy; England; Late Holocene; Mid Holocene; Salt marsh; Sea level change

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; DIATOM; HOLOCENE; INTERTIDAL ZONE; MARSH; SALINITY; SALT MARSHES; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEA LEVEL CHANGES; SEDIMENT;

ENGLAND; MORECAMBE BAY; ROUDSEA MARSH; UK;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 0030864408     PISSN: 09596836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/095968369700700307     Document Type: Article

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