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The Continental shelf is the seafloor area around a large land mass where the sea is relatively shallow
compared with the open ocean.This major physiographic domain is comprised between the shoreline
and the shelf break located at variable water depths (generally, around 200 m water depth) and variable
extensions (average width of about 80 km).
The continental shelf off the Guadiana estuary is the area in front of the Guadiana River mouth,which is
influenced by the discharges of the Guadiana River Basin.This area is located in the southern border
between Portugal and Spain, in the middle part of the northern Gulf of Cadiz continental shelf,
southwestern Iberian Peninsula.
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Continental shelf Guadiana river Paleoenvironmental evolution Sediments Benthic Foraminifera Northern Gulf of Cadiz
Citation
Mendes, I., Rosa, F., 2017. The Continental Shelf off the Guadiana estuary. In: Moura, D., Gomes, A., Mendes, I. & Anibal, J. (Eds.), Guadiana River estuary - Investigating the past, present and future, chapter 4. 1st edition. University of Algarve. Faro, pages 71-91
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Universidade do Algarve