Sediment accumulation in Sepetiba Bay (Brazil) during the Holocene: A reflex of the human influence

The nature of sedimentation and sediment accumulation rates in Sepetiba Bay, Brazil were interpreted from grain-size patterns, natural radiochemical distributions and seismic stratigraphy. The grain-size analyses showed progressive upward fining of sediment in cores, and a higher percentage of clay...

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Main Authors: Heloisa Vargas Borges, Charles A. Nittrouer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro 2017-03-01
Series:Journal of Sedimentary Environments
Online Access:http://www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br/index.php/jse/article/view/21868