First observations of sea-level indicators related to glacial maxima at Sodwana Bay, northern KwaZulu-Natal

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 101, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 236-238

  Green, Andrew N ^a   Uken, Ron ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVE; DEEP WATER FORMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; SEA LEVEL;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KWAZULU-NATAL; SODWANA BAY; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 27344452900     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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