Benthic foraminiferal evidence of sediment supply changes and fluvial drainage reorganization in Holocene deposits of the Po Delta, Italy

Marine Micropaleontology

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 106-118

  Rossi, Veronica ^a   Vaiani, Stefano Claudio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benthic foraminifers; Holocene; Mud belt; Po Delta; River discharge

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; DRAINAGE; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; HOLOCENE; MIDDLE AGES; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PROGRADATION; RIVER DISCHARGE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; PO DELTA; PO RIVER; SOUTHERN EUROPE; VENETO;

FORAMINIFERA; NONIONELLA TURGIDA;

EID: 53249091934     PISSN: 03778398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marmicro.2008.07.001     Document Type: Article

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