Application of stable carbon isotopes for reconstructing salt-marsh floral zones and relative sea level, New Jersey, USA

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 404-414

  Kemp, Andrew C ^a   Vane, Christopher H ^b   Horton, Benjamin P ^c   Engelhart, Simon E ^c   Nikitina, Daria ^d  

^a Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

New Jersey; Salt marsh; Sea level; Spartina; Stable carbon isotope

Indexed keywords

BOTANY; CARBON ISOTOPE; COASTAL SEDIMENT; FORAMINIFERA; SALTMARSH; SEA LEVEL; STABLE ISOTOPE;

NEW JERSEY; UNITED STATES;

FORAMINIFERA; IVA; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; SPARTINA; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA; SPARTINA PATENS; TYPHA;

EID: 84859620723     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.1561     Document Type: Article

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