Origin and distribution of surface sediments and human impacts on recent sedimentary processes. The case of the Amvrakikos Gulf (NE Ionian Sea)

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 28, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 2736-2745

  Poulos, Serafim E ^a   Kapsimalis, Vasilios ^b   Tziavos, Christos ^b   Paramana, Theodora ^a  

^a Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Biogenic; Dam; Greece; Human impact; Surficial sediment; Terrigenous

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BENTHOS; DAM; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER EXCHANGE;

AMVRAKIKOS GULF; ARACHTHOS RIVER; EPIRUS; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; IONIAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 56349156679     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2008.09.014     Document Type: Article

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