Natural and human-induced Holocene paleoenvironmental changes on the Guadiana shelf (northern Gulf of Cadiz)

Holocene

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1011-1024

  Mendes, I ^a   Dias, J A ^a   Schonfeld J ^b   Ferreira, O ^a   Rosa, F ^a   Gonzalez, R ^c   Lobo, F J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^c Institute of Geography   (Switzerland)

^d INSTITUTO ANDALUZ DE CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

anthropogenic impact; benthic foraminifera; climate change; continental shelf; Gulf of Cadiz; Holocene

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; CLIMATE VARIATION; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HOLOCENE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PALEOENVIRONMENT; RIVER DISCHARGE; SAND; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GUADIANA RIVER; GULF OF CADIZ;

EID: 84865174953     PISSN: 09596836     EISSN: 14770911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959683612437867     Document Type: Article

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