Post-glacial paleo-oceanography of Emerald Basin, Scotian Shelf

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
• Main Authors: Vilks, Gustavs, Rashid, M. A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1976
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Emerald Basin; Planktonic foraminifera
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e76-128; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e76-128

Two sediment cores taken from Emerald Basin, Nova Scotia are discussed in terms of organic geochemistry and foraminifera. The analytical results are used to infer changes in the marine environment in Emerald Basin during the last 15 000 y.The fine sediments contained relatively low amounts of organi...