Weathering and biokarst development on marine terraces, Northwest Morocco

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 28, Issue 13, 2003, Pages 1439-1449

  Duane, Michael J ^a   Al Mishwat, Ali T ^a   Rafique, Mohammed ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Biokarst; Geomorphology; Stromatolites; Terraces; Weathering; Zonation

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIA; COASTAL ZONES; FUNGI; WEATHER MODIFICATION;

MARINE TERRACES;

LANDFORMS;

BIOLOGICAL WEATHERING; CARBONATE PLATFORM; COASTAL ZONE; STROMATOLITE; WEATHERING;

AFRICA; ATLANTIC COAST [MOROCCO]; MOROCCO; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 0347722566     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1002     Document Type: Article

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