Vertical saltmarsh accretion and its relationship to sea-level in the Severn Estuary, U.K.: An investigation using foraminifera as tidal indicators

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 143-153

  Haslett, S K ^a   Strawbridge, F ^a   Martin, N A ^a   Davies, C F C ^a  

^a BATH SPA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Holocene; Saltmarshes; Sea level foraminifera; Sediment accretion; Severn Estuary; Tidal indicators

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENVIRONMENT; ESTUARY; FORAMINIFERA; SEA WATER; SEDIMENT; STRATIGRAPHY; SUCCESSION (ENVIRONMENT); UNITED KINGDOM; WATER LEVEL;

BIOINDICATOR; FORAMINIFERA; SALTMARSH; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENTATION; TIDAL CHANNEL;

SEVERN ESTUARY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0035093029     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.2000.0740     Document Type: Article

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