Holocene lagoonal development in the isolated carbonate platforms off Belize

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 159, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 113-132

  Gischler, Eberhard ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atoll lagoon; Belize; Carbonate; Carbonate platform; Coral reef; Holocene

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE PLATFORM; COASTAL LAGOON; FACIES ANALYSIS; HOLOCENE; LAGOONAL SEDIMENTATION; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

BELIZE; GLOVERS REEF; LIGHTHOUSE REEF; TURNEFFE ISLANDS;

HALIMEDA;

EID: 0038129683     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(03)00098-8     Document Type: Article

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