Climate and bioproductivity control on carbonate turbidite sedimentation (Paleocene to earliest Eocene, Gulf of Biscay, Zumaia, Spain)

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1253-1261

  Gawenda, Piotr ^a   Winkler, Wilfried ^a   Schmitz, Birger ^b   Adatte, Thierry ^c  

^a GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b Earth Science Center   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; EOCENE; PALEOCENE; PALEOCLIMATE; PRODUCTIVITY; SEDIMENTATION; TURBIDITE;

SPAIN;

EID: 0033492511     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/D4268B53-2B26-11D7-8648000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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