Systematic yet enigmatic depth distribution of the world's modern warm-water carbonate platforms: The 'depth window'

Terra Nova

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 170-175

  Vecsei, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

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CARBONATE PLATFORM; DEPTH; SEA LEVEL;

EID: 0037591881     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3121.2003.00477.x     Document Type: Article

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