Organic matter deposition in the Saskatchewan River floodplain (Cumberland Marshes, Canada): Effects of progradational avulsions

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 157, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 15-29

  Morozova, Galina S ^a   Smith, Norman D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Avulsion; Cumberland Marshes; Floodplain; Organic matter

Indexed keywords

AVULSION; DEPOSITION; FLOODPLAIN; MARSH; ORGANIC MATTER; PROGRADATION;

CANADA; CUMBERLAND MARSHES; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 0037451805     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(02)00192-6     Document Type: Article

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