A holocene sea surface temperature record in mollusc shells from the South African coast

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dc.contributor.advisorVan der Merwe, Nikolaasen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorBranch, Georgeen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorCohen, Anne Louiseen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-10T06:47:02Z
dc.date.available2016-11-10T06:47:02Z
dc.date.issued1993en_ZA
dc.descriptionSummary in English.en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: pages 140-163.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis thesis describes the construction of a Holocene history of sea surface temperatures in coastal regions of the southern Benguela and eastern Agulhas Bank of South Africa, using marine mollusc shells preserved in archaeological middens. Two independent palaeothermometers were employed: the traditional oxygen isotope technique and a new, alternative technique based on temperature-dependent changes in structure and mineralogy of the shell of a South African limpet species, Patella granularis. The relationship between the isotopic and structural aspects of shell composition, and habitat temperature was confirmed through examination of living populations.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationCohen, A. L. (1993). <i>A holocene sea surface temperature record in mollusc shells from the South African coast</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Archaeology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22468en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationCohen, Anne Louise. <i>"A holocene sea surface temperature record in mollusc shells from the South African coast."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Archaeology, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22468en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationCohen, A. 1993. A holocene sea surface temperature record in mollusc shells from the South African coast. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Cohen, Anne Louise AB - This thesis describes the construction of a Holocene history of sea surface temperatures in coastal regions of the southern Benguela and eastern Agulhas Bank of South Africa, using marine mollusc shells preserved in archaeological middens. Two independent palaeothermometers were employed: the traditional oxygen isotope technique and a new, alternative technique based on temperature-dependent changes in structure and mineralogy of the shell of a South African limpet species, Patella granularis. The relationship between the isotopic and structural aspects of shell composition, and habitat temperature was confirmed through examination of living populations. DA - 1993 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1993 T1 - A holocene sea surface temperature record in mollusc shells from the South African coast TI - A holocene sea surface temperature record in mollusc shells from the South African coast UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22468 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/22468
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationCohen AL. A holocene sea surface temperature record in mollusc shells from the South African coast. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Archaeology, 1993 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22468en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Archaeologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherArchaeologyen_ZA
dc.titleA holocene sea surface temperature record in mollusc shells from the South African coasten_ZA
dc.typeDoctoral Thesis
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