Infill of a structurally controlled estuary: An example from southern Whanganui Inlet, New Zealand

New Zealand Geographer

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 20-33

  Kennedy, David M ^a   Paulik, Ryan ^a,b   Millar, Michael ^a,c  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b Northland Regional Council   (New Zealand)

^c Geotechniques Ltd   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Estuary; Foraminifera; Holocene; Sea level

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; ESTUARY; FORAMINIFERA; INFILL; MUDFLAT; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRUCTURAL CONTROL;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; WEST COAST [SOUTH ISLAND]; WHANGANUI INLET;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 40149096654     PISSN: 00288144     EISSN: 17457939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7939.2008.00124.x     Document Type: Article

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