The Pleistocene limestone foundation below Twin Cays, Belize, Central America

Atoll Research Bulletin

Volumn , Issue 509-530, 2004, Pages 1-16

  Macintyre, Ian G ^a   Toscano, Marguerite A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOLOCENE; LAGOONAL SEDIMENTATION; MANGROVE; PEAT;

BELIZE; CENTRAL AMERICA; STANN CREEK; TWIN CAYS; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 15244344907     PISSN: 00775630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5479/si.00775630.511.1     Document Type: Article

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