An association of benthic foraminifera and gypsum in Holocene sediments of estuarine Chesapeake Bay, USA

Holocene

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 614-620

  Cann, John ^a   Cronin, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chesapeake Bay; Estuary; Foraminifera; Gypsum; Holocene; Hypersalinity; Palaeoclimate

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; ESTUARY; GYPSUM; HOLOCENE; HYPERSALINE ENVIRONMENT; PALEOCLIMATE;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AMMONIA BECCARII; BUCCELLA; BUCCELLA FRIGIDA; ELPHIDIUM; FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 3242703239     PISSN: 09596836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0959683604hl738rr     Document Type: Article

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