Biological alteration of physically structured flood deposits on the Eel margin, northern California

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 235-253

  Cutter Jr , G R ^a   Diaz, R J ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogenic sediment features; Bioturbation organism sediment interaction; Eel and Mad River deposits; Flood deposit Eel margin; RMS measures; Sediment profile imagery; Sediment water interface; SPI; Surface relief voids mottling

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC INFAUNA; BIOTURBATION; FLOOD DEPOSIT; SHELF SEDIMENT;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0343820109     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(99)00059-X     Document Type: Article

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