@article {11932,
	title = {Tidal notches: a sea-level indicator of uncertain archival trustworthiness.},
	journal = {Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology},
	volume = {369},
	year = {2013},
	pages = {377-384},
	abstract = {<span>In this paper, after a short summary on the processes and rates of bioerosion that contribute to the deepening of a tidal-notch profile, some Mediterranean case-studies are presented, where a tidal notch is prevented either from forming or from being preserved. Furthermore, as shown also in a complementary paper, the recent global sea-level rise is preventing the development of new tidal notches in the present mid-littoral zone. This very useful sea-level indicator, of past temporary standstills of the relative sea level in carbonate rock areas, is of great value in assisting interpretations of relative sea-level change in locations where it is preserved. The possibilities of absence of formation or of preservation, however, imply that it should be interpreted carefully before reconstructing local relative sea-level histories. In particular, the lack of fossil tidal notches cannot be relied upon to interpret the absence of past periods of relative sea-level stabilization.</span>},
	author = {Pirazzoli, P. and Evelpidou, N.}
}
