TY - JOUR
T1 - Main environmental changes since the Weichselian glaciation in the Danish waters between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea as reflected in the molluscan fauna
AU - Petersen, K.S.
AU - Rasmussen, K.L.
AU - Rasmussen, Peter
AU - von Platen-Hallermund, Frants
N1 - Funding Information:
Part of this study was supported by a 1-year grant to the senior author from the Carlsberg Foundation. During that year, and subsequently, the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) supplied all four authors with research facilities. The support of both these institutions is greatly appreciated. Emily Ryves is thanked for revising the english text. This paper is a contribution to the INQUA Subcommission on Coastal Processes and Sea-level Changes.
PY - 2005/5
Y1 - 2005/5
N2 - The Danish waters forming the transition zone between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea are described through changes in the molluscan fauna and bottom communities during the Holocene. The major change in the fauna at the Pleistocene-Holocene boundary is thought to be caused by changes in the palaeocurrents at this time. A sudden sea-level rise marked by floodwaters is recorded at the levels from -24.5 to +4.0 m between ca. 8600 and 7800 cal. years BP corresponding to a sea-level rise of around 3.5 m every 100 years. An expiring tide is identified in the early Subboreal affecting the prolific fjord faunas of the Atlantic time.
AB - The Danish waters forming the transition zone between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea are described through changes in the molluscan fauna and bottom communities during the Holocene. The major change in the fauna at the Pleistocene-Holocene boundary is thought to be caused by changes in the palaeocurrents at this time. A sudden sea-level rise marked by floodwaters is recorded at the levels from -24.5 to +4.0 m between ca. 8600 and 7800 cal. years BP corresponding to a sea-level rise of around 3.5 m every 100 years. An expiring tide is identified in the early Subboreal affecting the prolific fjord faunas of the Atlantic time.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.quaint.2004.10.013
DO - 10.1016/j.quaint.2004.10.013
M3 - Article
SN - 1040-6182
VL - 133-134
SP - 33
EP - 46
JO - Quaternary International
JF - Quaternary International
ER -