Deterioration of Early Holocene coral reef due to sea level rise along west coast of India: Benthic foraminiferal testimony

A total of 103 surface sediment samples collected from the water depth range of 15–3300 m along Vijaydurg-Karwar stretch of central west coast of India were analyzed for foraminiferal content. Relict benthic foraminiferal assemblage was noted within 50–135 m water depth. The relict benthic foraminif...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Abhijit Mazumder, Rajiv Nigam, Pravin J. Henriques
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-09-01
Series:Geoscience Frontiers
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674987111001356