The present environmental scenario of El Melah Lagoon (NE Tunisia) and its evolution to a future sabkha

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 289-302

  Ruiz, F ^a   Abad, Manuel ^a   Galan E ^b   Gonzalez I ^b   Aguila I ^b   Olias M ^a   Gomez Ariza J L ^a   Cantano, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

El Melah Lagoon; Evolution; Ostracoda; Sediments; Tunisia; Water quality

Indexed keywords

COASTAL LAGOON; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; SABKHA;

AFRICA; NORTH AFRICA; TUNISIA;

OSTRACODA;

EID: 33644885721     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2005.11.023     Document Type: Article

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