A characteristic form of diatom Melosira as an indicator of marine limit during the Holocene in Japan

Abstract

This diatom form reaches maximum abundance in the uppermopst part of marine facies formed as a result of Holocene transgression, and disappears in overlying freshwater sediments at several sites along the coastal areas in Japan. The abundance peaks of the form indicating former sea-level stand during the Holocene would be helpful to reconstruct local histories of Holocene sea-level changes in Japan.