Relative sea-level and climatic changes in the Amazon littoral during the last 500years

Catena

Volumn 133, Issue , 2015, Pages 441-451

  Cohen, Marcelo Cancela Lisboa ^a   Alves, Igor Charles Castor ^a   França, Marlon Carlos ^a   Pessenda, Luiz Carlos Ruiz ^b   de Fátima Rossetti, Dilce ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazonia; Mangrove; Organic matter sources; Palynology; Sedimentary facies

Indexed keywords

BRACKISH WATER; CLIMATE CHANGE; FACIES; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; MANGROVE; ORGANIC MATTER; PALYNOLOGY; RADIOCARBON DATING; RAINFALL; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENT CORE; TIDAL FLAT;

AMAZONIA;

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 84935504125     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2015.06.012     Document Type: Article

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