Record of natural and anthropogenic changes in reef environments (Barbados West Indies) using laser ablation ICP-MS and sclerochronology on coral cores

Coral Reefs

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 416-426

  Runnalls, Lesley A ^a   Coleman, Max L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barbados; ICPMS; Pollution history; Sclerochronology

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CORAL; DISTURBANCE; GROWTH RATE; MARINE POLLUTION;

ANTHOZOA; MONTASTRAEA; MONTASTRAEA ANNULARIS; SWIFTIA EXSERTA;

EID: 0347567524     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-003-0349-7     Document Type: Article

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