Archeological and biological relative sea-level indicators

Handbook of Sea-Level Research

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 146-156

  Morhange, Christophe ^a   Marriner, Nick ^b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Archeological relative sea level indicators; Biological relative sea level indicators; Fish tanks; Harbor structures; Mediterranean sea level changes

Indexed keywords

FISH; GAGES; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

BIOEROSION; FISH TANK; LATE HOLOCENE; MEAN SEA LEVEL; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; RELATIVE SEA LEVEL; SEALEVEL CHANGE; WAVE ACTIONS;

SEA LEVEL;

EID: 84977083799     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118452547.ch9     Document Type: Chapter

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