Reassessing transfer-function performance in sea-level reconstruction based on benthic salt-marsh foraminifera from the Atlantic coast of NE North America

Marine Micropaleontology

Volumn 81, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 43-62

  Wright, Alexander J ^a   Edwards, Robin J ^b   van de Plassche, Orson ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Foraminifera; NE North America; Salt marshes; Sea level; Transfer functions

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; DATA SET; FOSSIL RECORD; LITERATURE REVIEW; NUMERICAL MODEL; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RECONSTRUCTION; SALTMARSH; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION;

ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA];

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 80052253290     PISSN: 03778398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marmicro.2011.07.003     Document Type: Article

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