A review of the MIS 5e highstand deposits from Santa Maria Island (Azores, NE Atlantic): Palaeobiodiversity, palaeoecology and palaeobiogeography

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 114, Issue , 2015, Pages 126-148

  Ávila, Sérgio P ^a,b   Melo, Carlos ^b   Silva, Luís ^b   Ramalho, Ricardo S ^c,d   Quartau, Rui ^e,f   Hipólito, Ana ^b   Cordeiro, Ricardo ^b   Rebelo, Ana Cristina ^b   Madeira, Patrícia ^b   Rovere, Alessio ^d,g   Hearty, Paul J ^h   Henriques, Diamantino ^e   Silva, Carlos Marques da ^f   Martins, António M de Frias ^b   Zazo, Caridad ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d International Research Institute for Climate and Society   (United States)

^e INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

ⁱ MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Azores; MIS 5e; NE Atlantic; Palaeobiodiversity; Palaeobiogeography; Palaeoecology; Sea level changes; Volcanic oceanic islands

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; DEPOSITS; ECOLOGY; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; MOLLUSCS; SUBMARINE GEOPHYSICS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE WATERS;

AZORES; NE ATLANTIC; OCEANIC ISLANDS; PALAEOBIODIVERSITY; PALAEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PALAEOECOLOGY; SEALEVEL CHANGE;

SEA LEVEL;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FOSSIL RECORD; HIGHSTAND; MARINE ISOTOPE STAGE; OUTCROP; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOECOLOGY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST); BIO BIO; CHILE; SANTA MARIA ISLAND;

BARBATIA PLICATA; BIVALVIA; CARDITA; CTENA; CYMBULA SAFIANA; DORIS; GASTROPODA; HYOTISSA HYOTIS; MOLLUSCA; STROMBUS;

EID: 84924019704     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2015.02.012     Document Type: Article

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