Sea-level fluctuations and coastal evolution in the state of Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil

The present paper aims to investigate the relative sea-level and the coastal evolution during the Holocene in the Rio de Janeiro coastline, based on geological and biological indicators. Using topographic survey, excavation and coring, and 14C dating of these coastal deposits and beachrocks outcrops...

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Main Authors: JOÃO WAGNER A. CASTRO, KENITIRO SUGUIO, JOSÉ C.S. SEOANE, ALINE M. DA CUNHA, FABIO F. DIAS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2014-06-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652014000200671&lng=en&tlng=en