Contrasts within an outlier-reef system: Evidence for differential quaternary evolution, south Florida windward margin, U.S.A.

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 711-731

  Lidz, Barbara H ^a   Shinn, Eugene A ^a   Hine, Albert C ^b   Locker, Stanley D ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antecedent Pleistocene bedrock topography; Arcuate paleomargin; Effects of energy regime, sediment availability, sedimentary patterns, and water quality on reef vitality; Florida Keys and reef tract (USA); Hydrocarbon traps; Pleistocene and Holocene coral reef distribution and thickness; Protective rock island barriers; Sea level fluctuations; Stillstand beach dune ridges; Upper slope bedrock terrace

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE PLATFORM; CARBONATE PLATFORMS; OUTLIER-REEF; QUATERNARY; REEF; REEF FORMATION;

USA, FLORIDA, FLORIDA KEYS;

EID: 0030849824     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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