A note on the estimation of sedimentation rates in the Gulf of Elat (= Gulf of Aqaba), by the use of Foraminifera |
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| Authors: | ARNE ROSENKRANDS LARSEN |
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| Affiliation: | Micropalaeontological Laboratory, Geological Institutes, Øster Voldgade 10, 1350 Copenhagen, Denmark |
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| Abstract: | Abundance fluctuations of Amphistegina in the upper 4–5 cm of a few small cores from the Gulf of Elat look somewhat like rainfall fluctuations in the hinterland. To correlate the two patterns, a sedimentation rate of 2.2–3.3 mm/year must be assumed. A similar rate is obtained from estimates of annual production of Amphistegina. |
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