Shallow water rhodoliths from Belize reefs

Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie - Abhandlungen

Volumn 214, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 71-93

  Gischler, Eberhard ^a   Pisera, Andrzej ^b  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORAL; HYDRODYNAMICS; RHODOLITH; SHALLOW WATER;

CARIBBEAN SEA; MESOAMERICAN BARRIER REEF;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; HYDROLITHON;

EID: 0043265943     PISSN: 00777749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/njgpa/214/1999/71     Document Type: Article

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