Holocene sea-level change and coastal evolution in the Humber estuary, eastern England: An assessment of rapid coastal change

Holocene

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 229-247

  Long, A J ^a   Innes, J B ^a   Kirby, J R ^b   Lloyd, J M ^a   Rutherford, M M ^a   Shennan, I ^a   Tooley, M J ^c  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Holocene; Human impact; Pollen; Sea level change; Sediment supply; Storms; Vegetation history

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031923167     PISSN: 09596836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/095968398677984183     Document Type: Article

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