Ensuring confidence in radionuclide-based sediment chronologies and bioturbation rates

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 71, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 537-544

  Crusius, John ^a   Kenna, Timothy C ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

bioturbation; caesium; chronostratigraphy; fallout; geochronometry; lead 210; modelling; radioisotopes; sediment mixing

Indexed keywords

BIOTURBATION; FALLOUT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LEAD ISOTOPE; RADIONUCLIDE; SAMPLING; SEDIMENTATION RATE;

EID: 33846223977     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2006.09.006     Document Type: Article

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