Biostratigraphy and Paleoenvironmental Analyses of Pleistocene NJ Shelf Sediments
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The long-term goal of this project is to understand the patterns and timing of latest Pleistocene sedimentation in the Geoclutter area of the NJ margin. Paleoenvironmental reconstructions of the study area were developed using benthic foraminifera and sediment texture analyses of drill cores obtained in Fall 2002 using the ACHC-800 from the RV Knorr. This award was extended through October 31, 2005 to facilitate sediment texture analyses by graduate (masters) student R. J. Turner and the synthesis of paleoenvironmental analyses by Christensen and Alexander.
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