Diatom preservation in an inner continental shelf borehole from the South China Sea

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 471-488

  Yim, Wyss W S ^a   Li, Jiaying ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Continental shelf; Diatoms; Quaternary; Sea level changes; Sediments; South China Sea

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; DIATOM; PRESERVATION; QUATERNARY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; TAPHONOMY;

SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 0034112302     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-9120(99)00079-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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