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<p>The palaeoenvironmental changes of the south-western part of the Gulf of Gdańsk during the last 8,000 years, with reference to the stages of the Baltic Sea, were reconstructed. Diatom analyses of two cores taken from the shallower and deeper parts of the basin enabled the conclusion to be drawn that the microflora studied developed in the three Baltic phases: Mastogloia, Littorina and Post-Littorina. Moreover, the so-called anthropogenic assemblage was observed in subbottom sediments of the study area.</p>
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The palaeoenvironmental changes of the south-western part of the Gulf of Gdańsk during the last 8,000 years, with reference to the stages of the Baltic Sea, were reconstructed. Diatom analyses of two cores taken from the shallower and deeper parts of the basin enabled the conclusion to be drawn that the microflora studied developed in the three Baltic phases: Mastogloia, Littorina and Post-Littorina. Moreover, the so-called anthropogenic assemblage was observed in subbottom sediments of the study area.

Holocene diatom biostratigraphy of the SW Gulf of Gdańsk, Southern Baltic Sea (part III)

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

The palaeoenvironmental changes of the south-western part of the Gulf of Gdańsk during the last 8,000 years, with reference to the stages of the Baltic Sea,...

Holocene diatom biostratigraphy of the SW Gulf of Gdańsk, Southern Baltic Sea (part III)

Published Online: Jan 05, 2009

Page range: 35 - 52

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10009-008-0017-x

Keywords
diatoms, palaeoecology, Holocene, Gulf of Gdańsk

This content is open access.

Holocene diatom biostratigraphy of the SW Gulf of Gdańsk, Southern Baltic Sea (part III)

Published Online: Jan 05, 2009

Page range: 35 - 52

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10009-008-0017-x

Keywordsdiatoms, palaeoecology, Holocene, Gulf of Gdańsk

This content is open access.

Keywords
diatoms, palaeoecology, Holocene, Gulf of Gdańsk