Benthic foraminiferal and its environmental degradation studies between the tsunamigenic sediments of Mandapam and Tuticorin, south east coast of India

Science of Tsunami Hazards

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 115-128

  Suresh Gandhi, M ^a   Solai, A ^a   Mohan, S P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

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