Historical evolution and extreme climate events during the last 400years on the Rhone prodelta (NW Mediterranean)

Marine Geology

Volumn 346, Issue , 2013, Pages 375-391

  Fanget, A S ^a,b   Bassetti, M A ^a,b   Arnaud, M ^c   Chiffoleau, J F ^c   Cossa, D ^c   Goineau, A ^d   Fontanier, C ^d   Buscail, R ^a,b   Jouet, G ^c   Maillet, G M ^d   Negri, A ^e   Dennielou, B ^c   Berne S ^a,b,c  

^a UMR 5110   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c IFREMER   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benthic foraminifera; Floods; Ostracods; Rhone delta

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; DISTRIBUTARY CHANNELS; MICROFOSSIL ASSEMBLAGES; ORGANIC CARBON CONTENTS; OSTRACODS; PALEOENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; RHONE DELTA; WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

FLOODS; SEA LEVEL; WATER;

ANIMALS;

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA; CLIMATE VARIATION; DELTAIC SEDIMENTATION; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; MICROFOSSIL; OSTRACOD; PALEOENVIRONMENT; RIVER FLOW; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

FRANCE; MARYLAND; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; RHODE RIVER; RHONE DELTA; UNITED STATES;

CANDONA; FORAMINIFERA; HAPTOPHYCEAE; ILYOCYPRIS; OSTRACODA;

EID: 84887624348     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2012.02.007     Document Type: Article

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