The geochemistry and diatom assemblages of varved sediments from Saanich Inlet, B.C.

Varved, anoxic sediments in Saanich Inlet, British Columbia, are formed by the annual cycle of summer deposition of diatom frustules and winter inputs of terrigenous material derived from land runoff. The objective of this study was to sample the varve record in order to develop a palaeoceanographic...

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Main Author: Powys, Richard I. L.
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/26517