Shore platform processes in eastern Canada

Geographie Physique et Quaternaire

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-30

  Trenhaile, Alan S ^a   Porter, Neil J ^a   Kanyaya, Jacob I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; ARGILLITE; BASALT; HOLOCENE; SHORE PLATFORM; WEATHERING; WETTING;

CANADA; GASPE; NORTH AMERICA; NOVA SCOTIA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 36048929132     PISSN: 07057199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7202/016362ar     Document Type: Article

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