A semiquantitative field method for evaluating bioturbation on bedding planes

Palaios

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 391-396

  Miller, Molly F ^a   Smail, Stephen E ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEDDING PLANE; BIOTURBATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031459283     PISSN: 08831351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3515338     Document Type: Article

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