Marsh foraminifera of Prince Edward Island: their recent distribution and application for former sea level studies.

Abstract

Using marsh foraminiferal zonations in subsurface sediments, four sea level curves were determined. These curves encompass the last 3000 years of submergence on Prince Edward Island. Average rates of relative sea level rise in the east (14-19 cm/century) were almost twice that observed in the west (8 cm/century). The data obtained here helps to calibrate recently derived geophysical models of the earth's response following deglaciation.-from Authors