Recent sediment accumulation in a mangrove forest and its relevance to local sea-level rise (Ilha Grande, Brazil)

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 533-536

  Sanders, Christian J ^a   Smoak, Joseph M ^b   Naidu, A Sathy ^c   Patchineelam, Sambasiva R ^a  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

13C(OC); 15N; 210Pb geochronology; OC; TN

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LEAD; MANGROVE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; SEA LEVEL;

BRAZIL; ILHA GRANDE; RIO DE JANEIRO [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 42149191986     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/07-0872.1     Document Type: Article

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