Taphonomic alteration of reef corals: Effects of reef environment and coral growth form. I. The Great Barrier Reef

Palaios

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 27-42

  Pandolfi, John M ^a,c   Greenstein, Benjamin J ^b,d  

^a SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^b SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

^c STRI   (United States)

^d PALEONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERATION; CORAL; PALAEOENVIRONMENT; PALAEOENVIRONMENTS; REEF; REEFS; TAPHONOMIC ALTERATION; TAPHONOMY;

AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND, GREAT BARRIER REEF; CORAL SEA, GREAT BARRIER REEF;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 0030825677     PISSN: 08831351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3515292     Document Type: Article

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