Brackish-water ichnological trends in a microtidal barrier Island-embayment system, Kouchibouguac National Park, New Brunswick, Canada

Palaios

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 478-496

  Hauck, Tyler E ^a   Dashtgard, Shahin E ^b   Pemberton, S George ^c   Gingras, Murray K ^c  

^a ALBERTA RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARRIER ISLAND; BIOTURBATION; BRACKISH WATER; DEPOSITION; GRAIN SIZE; ICHNOLOGY; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; TIDAL INLET; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

CANADA; KOUCHIBOUGUAC NATIONAL PARK; NEW BRUNSWICK;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 74449088467     PISSN: 08831351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/palo.2008.p08-056r     Document Type: Article

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