Preservation potential of storm deposits in South Carolina back-barrier marshes

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 594-601

  Hippensteel, Scott P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioturbation; Foraminifera; Hurricane deposits; Preservation potential; Salt marshes

Indexed keywords

BIOTURBATION; CRAB; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; GRAIN SIZE; HURRICANE; MIXING; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SALTMARSH; SEAGRASS; SPATIAL VARIATION; STORM DEPOSIT; TRACER;

ALASKA; ALEUTIAN ISLANDS; FOLLY ISLAND; NORTH AMERICA; RAT ISLAND; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FORAMINIFERA; RATTUS; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA; UCA;

EID: 44649124359     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/05-0624.1     Document Type: Article

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