Sediment Analysis and Seabed Characterisation

Methods for the Study of Marine Benthos: Third Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 43-86

  Bale, Antony J ^a   Kenny, Andrew J ^b  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Distribution of sediments; Grain size analysis; Sampling schemes; Sediment analysis; Sediment composition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889398242     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470995129.ch2     Document Type: Chapter

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