Detecting, sourcing, and age-dating dredged sediments on the open shelf, southern California, using dead mollusk shells

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• 作者：Matthew T. Bizjack^a ; Susan M. Kidwell^a ; ^{skidwell@uchicago.edu} ; Ronald G. Velarde^b ; Jill Leonard-Pingel^a ; ¹ ; Adam Toma&scaron ; ový ; ch^c
• 关键词：Ocean disposal ; Dead shell assemblages ; Taphonomy ; Paleoecology ; Live-dead discordance ; Benthic response ; Mollusks
• 刊名：Marine Pollution Bulletin
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：15 January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：114
• 期：1
• 页码：448-465
• 全文大小：2547 K
• 卷排序：114

文摘

Novel use of molluscan debris to determine the provenance of dredge spoil Absence of non-native species in spoil on shelf suggests disposal prior to regulations. Broadens the scope for environmental and ecological applications of skeletal debris Applies explicit protocol for rejecting alternative explanations of ‘live-dead’ discordance Inexpensive and low-tech method, will be easy to adopt in other settings.