A gradual drowning of the southwestern Black Sea shelf: Evidence for a progressive rather than abrupt Holocene reconnection with the eastern Mediterranean Sea through the Marmara Sea Gateway

Quaternary International

Volumn 167-168, Issue , 2007, Pages 19-34

  Hiscott, Richard N ^a   Aksu, Ali E ^a   Mudie, Peta J ^b   Marret, Fabienne ^c   Abrajano, Teofilo ^d   Kaminski, Michael A ^e   Evans, James ^e   Çakiroǧlu, Ayşe I ^a   Yaşar, Doǧan ^f  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d Research Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORAMINIFERA; HOLOCENE; OUTFLOW; SALINITY; SEDIMENTATION; SHELF BREAK; SHELF SEA; STRATIFICATION; WATER EXCHANGE;

BLACK SEA; EURASIA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SEA OF MARMARA; TURKEY;

DREISSENA POLYMORPHA; FORAMINIFERA; MODIOLULA PHASEOLINA; MOLLUSCA; MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS; OSTRACODA; PARVICARDIUM EXIGUUM; RISSOA; TRUNCATELLA SUBCYLINDRICA;

EID: 34249901003     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2006.11.007     Document Type: Article

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