Holocene relative sea-level changes in western Brittany (France) between 7600 and 4000 cal. BP: Reconstitution from basal-peat deposits;Variations du niveau marin relatif holocène dans l'ouest de la Bretagne (France): Reconstitution à partir des tourbes de base entre 7600 et 4000 cal. BP

Geomorphologie: Relief, Processus, Environnement

Volumn , Issue 4, 2013, Pages 425-444

  Goslin, Jérôme ^a   Van Vliet Lanoë, Brigitte ^a   Stephan, Pierre ^a   Delacourt, Christophe ^a   Fernane, Assia ^a   Gandouin, Emmanuel ^b   Hénaff, Alain ^a   Penaud, Aurélie ^a   Suanez, Serge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Basal peats; Brittany; Holocene; RSL; Stable C isotopes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893037417     PISSN: 12665304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4000/geomorphologie.10386     Document Type: Article

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