Biological origin of rhythmites in muddy sediments of French Guiana

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1431-1442

  Debenay, Jean Pierre ^a   Jouanneau, Jean Marie ^b   Sylvestre, Florence ^a   Weber, Olivier ^b   Guiral, Daniel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Amazonian muds; Laminations; Microphytobenthos; South America; Tidal rhythmites

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; EROSION; GRAIN SIZE; MUDBANK; PALEOENVIRONMENT; RHYTHMITE;

CAYENNE; FRENCH GUIANA; KAW ESTUARY; SOUTH AMERICA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 38349039409     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/04-0299.1     Document Type: Article

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