Sedimentary fill of basin wetlands, central Swan Coastal Plain, southwestern Australia. Part 1: Sediment particles, typical sediments, and classification of depositional systems

Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 139-186

  Semeniuk, V ^a   Semeniuk, C A ^a  

^a V and C Semeniuk Research Group   (Australia)

Author keywords

Calcilutite; Diatomite; Peat; Swan Coastal Plain wetlands; Wetland sediments

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; DIAGENESIS; PEAT; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; WETLAND;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BASSENDEAN DUNES; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; PINJARRA PLAIN; SPEARWOOD DUNES; SWAN COASTAL PLAIN; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WORLD;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHARACEAE; CHARALES; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 23844545218     PISSN: 0035922X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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