The history of water salinity in the Pearl River estuary, China, during the Late Quaternary
China ; Diatom ; Estuary ; Fresh water ; Monsoon ; Palaeo-environment ; Quaternary ; Salinity ; Sea level ; Southern China
Agua dulce ; China ; China del Sur ; Cuaternario ; Diatomea ; Estuario ; Monzón ; Nivel del mar ; Paleoambiente ; Salinidad
This paper reconstructed the Late Quaternary salinity history of the Pearl River estuary, China, from diatom records of 4 sedimentary cores. The reconstruction was produced through the application of a diatom–salinity transfer function developed