TitleModern foraminifera, δ13C, and bulk geochemistry of central Oregon tidal marshes and their application in paleoseismology
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2013
AuthorsEngelhart, Simon E., Benjamin P. Horton, Christopher H. Vane, Alan R. Nelson, Robert C. Witter, Sarah R. Brody, and Andrea D. Hawkes
Secondary TitlePalaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
Volume377
Paginationp.13-27
Date Published2013, May 1
Call NumberOSU Libraries: Electronic Subscription
Keywordscarbon, coastal hazards, earthquakes, foraminerifera, geology, Millport Slough, paleosciences, sea level, Siletz Bay, Siletz Spit, species list, subsidence, tsunamis, wetland vegetation
NotesMost of this paper is concerned with a technical discussion of a method for making estimates of coastal subsidence following great earthquakes by using bulk geochemistry, delta-13-Carbon and correlations of foraminifera found in sediments with sediment elevations. There is a brief discussion of the physical characteristics of Siletz Bay and a good review of distributions of present-day foraminifera, as well as what could be learned about the great earthquake of 1700.
DOI10.1016/j.palaeo.2013.02.032
Series TitlePalaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology