Modern foraminifera, δ13C, and bulk geochemistry of central Oregon tidal marshes and their application in paleoseismology

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 377, Issue , 2013, Pages 13-27

  Engelhart, Simon E ^a,b   Horton, Benjamin P ^b,c   Vane, Christopher H ^d   Nelson, Alan R ^e   Witter, Robert C ^f   Brody, Sarah R ^g   Hawkes, Andrea D ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^e DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^f U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^g DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

13C; Bulk geochemistry; Cascadia; Earthquake; Foraminifera; Oregon; Paleoseismology; Relative sea level

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; CARBON ISOTOPE; COSEISMIC PROCESS; EARTHQUAKE; FORAMINIFERA; GEOCHEMISTRY; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MARSH; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOSEISMICITY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEISMOLOGY; SUBSIDENCE; TIDAL FLAT; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

CASCADIA SUBDUCTION ZONE; OREGON; PACIFIC OCEAN; SILETZ BAY; UNITED STATES;

FORAMINIFERA; MILIAMMINA FUSCA; TROCHAMMINITA IRREGULARIS;

EID: 84876724932     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2013.02.032     Document Type: Article

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