Aminostratigraphy of two Holocene wave-dominated barrier estuaries in Southeastern Australia

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 113-136

  Sloss, Craig R ^a   Murray Wallace, Colin V ^a   Jones, Brian G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amino acid racemisation; Coastal geomorphology; Estuarine sedimentation; Incised valley systems; Southeastern Australia; Transgressive deposits

Indexed keywords

BARRIER REEF; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; COASTAL EVOLUTION; COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; HOLOCENE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; LAKE ILLAWARRA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SAINT GEORGES BASIN;

ANADARA TRAPEZIA; MOLLUSCA; TRIGONELLA; TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM;

EID: 31144457390     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/05A-0010.1     Document Type: Article

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