Anthropogenic disruptions of the sedimentary record in coastal marshes: Examples from the southern Bay of Biscay (N. Spain)

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 86, Issue C, 2014, Pages 132-140

  Leorri, Eduardo ^a   Cearreta, Alejandro ^b   Jesús Irabien, María ^b   García artola, Ane ^b   Corbett, D Reide ^a   Horsman, Eric ^a   Blake, William H ^c   Sanchez Cabeza, Joan Albert ^d,e  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

210Pb; Bay of Biscay; Benthic foraminifera; Heavy metals; Magnetic susceptibility; Sedimentary disruption

Indexed keywords

EID: 84965118924     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: 18736955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2013.08.016     Document Type: Article

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