A giant sediment trap in the Florida keys

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 953-959

  Shinn, Eugene A ^a   Reich, Christopher D ^a   Locker, Stanley D ^b   Hine, Albert C ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARAGONITE MUD; CORAL REEF; GIANT SEDIMENT TRAP; LIME SAND; SEDIMENT TRAP; SINKHOLE; TOPOGRAPHIC FEATURES;

USA, FLORIDA, FLORIDA KEYS;

EID: 0030302777     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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