Hydrographic, deltaic and benthogenic controls of sediment dispersal in the Gulf of Iskenderun, SE Turkey (E. Mediterranean)

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 493-502

  Ergin, M ^a   Kazan, B ^b   Yucesoy Eryilmaz F ^c   Eryilmaz, M ^d   Okyar, M ^e  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Denizcilik Muste arligi   (Turkey)

^c ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d Hydrography and O ^*  (Turkey)

^e MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Benthic; Carbonates; Deltaic; Grain size distribution; Gulf of Iskenderun; Hydrographic; Organic carbon; Sediments; Turkey coast

Indexed keywords

AVES; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

EID: 0032054343     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1996.0231     Document Type: Article

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