Coral reefs in a high-latitude, siliciclastic barrier island setting: Reef framework and sediment production at Inhaca Island, southern Mozambique

Coral Reefs

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 485-497

  Perry, C T ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

High turbidity; High latitude reefs; Mozambique; Restricted framework development; Sediment assemblages

Indexed keywords

BARRIER ISLAND; CORAL REEF; HABITAT STRUCTURE; LATITUDE; SEDIMENTATION; TURBIDITY;

AFRICA; INHACA ISLAND; MAPUTO; MOZAMBIQUE; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ACROPORA; ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; FAVIA; FORAMINIFERA; HALIMEDA; INVERTEBRATA; MOLLUSCA; MONTIPORA; PLATYGYRA; POCILLOPORA; PORITES;

EID: 0347028364     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-003-0339-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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