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Table 2.3 Summary of sedimentological and microfaunal data in the Carasa (Santoña estuary;
García-Artola et al. 2016), Isuskiza (Plentzia estuary; Leorri et al. 2013), and Isla (Urdaibai
estuary; Cearreta et al. 2013) salt-marsh cores
Carasa core
Isuskiza core
Isla core
DI 1
DI 1:
DI 1
Thickness: 23 cm
Thickness: 7 cm
Thickness: 13 cm
Elevational range:
3.067–2.837 m
Elevational range:
3.110–3.040 m
Elevational range:
3.599–3.469 m
Lithology: light brown mud with
plant roots in the upper 10 cm
Lithology: burrowed brown
silty clay
Lithology: brown burrowed
silty clay
1 (1–3)% sand
35 (24–48)% sand
16 (14–18)% sand
3416 (1110–8189) tests/50 g
632 (261–1189) tests/50 g
5635 (3320–8466) tests/50 g
5 (3–7) species
11 (9–12) species
6 (4–8) species
E. macrescens 67 (53–75)%
E. macrescens 42 (35–53)%
E. macrescens 57 (37–73)%
T. inflata 27 (16–41)%
T. inflata 29 (22–46)%
S. moniliformis 31 (15–50)%
H. wilberti 4 (0–8)%
M. fusca 13 (1–33)%
T. inflata 8 (4–17)%
A. mexicana 2 (0.3–4)%
A. tepida 5 (1–9)%
A. mexicana 2 (0–5)%
H. germanica 4 (1–9)%
M. fusca 2 (0–5)%
S. moniliformis 3 (2–6)%
A. mexicana 2 (0.1–6)%
DI 2
DI 2:
DI 2
Thickness: 18 cm
Thickness: 38 cm
Thickness: 19 cm
Elevational range:
2.837–2.657 m
Elevational range:
3.040–2.660 m
Elevational range:
3.469–3.279 m
Lithology: dark grey mud
Lithology: dark grey
burrowed silty clay
Lithology: black and brown
silty clay
1% sand
33 (17–55)% sand
14 (5–19)% sand
230 (107–492) tests/50 g
39 (0–102) tests/50 g
1317 (12–3373) tests/50 g
3 (2–6) species
4 (0–10) species
4 (2–5) species
E. macrescens 70 (53–86)%
A. tepida 38 (0–59)%
E. macrescens 94 (75–99)%
T. inflata 28 (14–42)%
E. macrescens 20 (1–48)%
S. moniliformis 3 (0–16)%
E. oceanense 15 (0–26)%
T. inflata 2 (0–8)%
T. inflata 14 (0–52)%
H. germanica 6 (0–10)%
E. williamsoni 3 (0–4)%
DI 3
DI 3:
DI 3
Thickness: 9 cm
Thickness: 5 cm
Thickness: 12 cm
Elevational range:
2.657–2.567 m
Elevational range:
2.660–2.610 m
Elevational range:
3.279–3.159 m
Lithology: dark grey mud
Lithology: dark grey silty clay Lithology: black silty clay
1 (0–1)% sand
8 (8–9)% sand
5 (2–7)% sand
40 (2–96) tests/50 g
No foraminifera
31 (2–8) tests/50 g
3 (2–4) species
2 (1–2) species
Few foraminifera
Few foraminifera
The single value represents the average and those in parentheses give the range
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Table 2.3 Summary of sedimentological and microfaunal data in the Carasa (Santoña estuary;
García-Artola et al. 2016), Isuskiza (Plentzia estuary; Leorri et al. 2013), and Isla (Urdaibai
estuary; Cearreta et al. 2013) salt-marsh cores
Carasa core
Isuskiza core
Isla core
DI 1
DI 1:
DI 1
Thickness: 23 cm
Thickness: 7 cm
Thickness: 13 cm
Elevational range:
3.067–2.837 m
Elevational range:
3.110–3.040 m
Elevational range:
3.599–3.469 m
Lithology: light brown mud with
plant roots in the upper 10 cm
Lithology: burrowed brown
silty clay
Lithology: brown burrowed
silty clay
1 (1–3)% sand
35 (24–48)% sand
16 (14–18)% sand
3416 (1110–8189) tests/50 g
632 (261–1189) tests/50 g
5635 (3320–8466) tests/50 g
5 (3–7) species
11 (9–12) species
6 (4–8) species
E. macrescens 67 (53–75)%
E. macrescens 42 (35–53)%
E. macrescens 57 (37–73)%
T. inflata 27 (16–41)%
T. inflata 29 (22–46)%
S. moniliformis 31 (15–50)%
H. wilberti 4 (0–8)%
M. fusca 13 (1–33)%
T. inflata 8 (4–17)%
A. mexicana 2 (0.3–4)%
A. tepida 5 (1–9)%
A. mexicana 2 (0–5)%
H. germanica 4 (1–9)%
M. fusca 2 (0–5)%
S. moniliformis 3 (2–6)%
A. mexicana 2 (0.1–6)%
DI 2
DI 2:
DI 2
Thickness: 18 cm
Thickness: 38 cm
Thickness: 19 cm
Elevational range:
2.837–2.657 m
Elevational range:
3.040–2.660 m
Elevational range:
3.469–3.279 m
Lithology: dark grey mud
Lithology: dark grey
burrowed silty clay
Lithology: black and brown
silty clay
1% sand
33 (17–55)% sand
14 (5–19)% sand
230 (107–492) tests/50 g
39 (0–102) tests/50 g
1317 (12–3373) tests/50 g
3 (2–6) species
4 (0–10) species
4 (2–5) species
E. macrescens 70 (53–86)%
A. tepida 38 (0–59)%
E. macrescens 94 (75–99)%
T. inflata 28 (14–42)%
E. macrescens 20 (1–48)%
S. moniliformis 3 (0–16)%
E. oceanense 15 (0–26)%
T. inflata 2 (0–8)%
T. inflata 14 (0–52)%
H. germanica 6 (0–10)%
E. williamsoni 3 (0–4)%
DI 3
DI 3:
DI 3
Thickness: 9 cm
Thickness: 5 cm
Thickness: 12 cm
Elevational range:
2.657–2.567 m
Elevational range:
2.660–2.610 m
Elevational range:
3.279–3.159 m
Lithology: dark grey mud
Lithology: dark grey silty clay Lithology: black silty clay
1 (0–1)% sand
8 (8–9)% sand
5 (2–7)% sand
40 (2–96) tests/50 g
No foraminifera
31 (2–8) tests/50 g
3 (2–4) species
2 (1–2) species
Few foraminifera
Few foraminifera
The single value represents the average and those in parentheses give the range
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