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Quaternary coral reef systems : history, development processes and controlling factors / by L. F. Montaggioni and C. J. R. Braithwaite.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Montaggioni, L. F.
- Series:
- Developments in marine geology ; 5.
- Developments in marine geology ; v. 5
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Coral reefs and islands.
- Coral reef ecology.
- Geology, Stratigraphic--Quaternary.
- Geology, Stratigraphic.
- Paleoecology--Quaternary.
- Paleoecology.
- Geobiology.
- Paleobiogeography.
- Marine sediments.
- Climatic changes.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 532 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- [Burlington, MA] ; Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2009.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Quaternary reefs in time and space
- Paleobiogeography: evaluation of the inheritance from the Tertiary
- Structure, zonation and dynamic patterns of coral reef communities
- Controls on the development, distribution and preservation of reefs
- Patterns of carbonate production and deposition on reefs
- Reef anatomy and stratigraphy
- Reef hydrogeology
- Reef diagenesis
- Corals and coral reefs as records of climatic change
- Conclusions: coral reefs from the past to the future.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 437-521) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780444532473
- 0444532471
- OCLC:
- 318878242
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