Estuaries of the past and present: A biofacies perspective

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 190, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 289-298

  Schröder Adams, Claudia ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Estuary; Foraminifera; Incised valley; Paleoecology; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

BIOFACIES; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FLUVIAL PROCESS; FORAMINIFERA; INCISED VALLEY; MICROFOSSIL; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; TAPHONOMY;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 33746216783     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2006.05.008     Document Type: Article

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