Preservation of in situ reef framework in regions of low hurricane frequency: Pleistocene of Curaçao and Bonaire, southern Caribbean

Lethaia

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 273-285

  Meyer, David L ^a   Bries, Jill M ^a   Greenstein, Benjamin J ^b   Debrot, Adolphe O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b Hospital for Special Surgery   (United States)

^c CARMABI FOUNDATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Netherlands Antilles; Pleistocene; Reefs; Storms; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

CORAL; HURRICANE; PLEISTOCENE; PRESERVATION; REEF; STORM DAMAGE; TAPHONOMY;

BONAIRE; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CURACAO; LESSER ANTILLES;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 0242318379     PISSN: 00241164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00241160310004675     Document Type: Article

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