Surficial sediments on the continental shelf of Tasmania, Australia

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 211, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 33-52

  James, Noel P ^a   Martindale, Rowan C ^a   Malcolm, Isabelle ^a   Bone, Yvonne ^b   Marshall, J ^c  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c Holder   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Bryozoan; Carbonate; Continental Shelf; Holocene; Sediments

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC DEPOSIT; BRYOZOAN; CARBONATE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DEEP WATER; FACIES ANALYSIS; MARINE SEDIMENT; QUARTZ; SHALLOW WATER; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT; SUBTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BASS STRAIT; TASMANIA;

BIVALVIA; BRYOZOA; CELLEPORARIA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 54349099901     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2008.08.002     Document Type: Article

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