Sedimentary and geochemical characterization and provenance of the Portuguese continental shelf soft-bottom sediments

Grain-size and geochemical analyses for soft-bottom sediments from the Portuguese continental shelf are used to determine their provenance and to identify the main factors governing the sediment distribution patterns. The deeper areas of the northwestern and central sectors of the Portuguese shelf a...

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Main Author: Martins, R. (author)
Other Authors: Azevedo, M.R. (author), Mamede, R. (author), Sousa, B. (author), Freitas, R. (author), Rocha, F. (author), Quintino, V. (author), Rodrigues, A.M. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Coastal shelf
Enrichment factor
Sediment distribution
Trace elements
Western Iberian
Multivariant analysis
Environmental risk
Atlantic Ocean
Portugal
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/13074
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/13074

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http://hdl.handle.net/10773/13074

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