Sediment resuspension and transport patterns on a fringing reef flat, Molokai, Hawaii

Coral Reefs

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 559-569

  Ogston, A S ^a   Storlazzi, C D ^b   Field, M E ^b   Presto, M K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coral reefs; Reef flat; Sedimentation; Suspended sediment; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; RESUSPENSION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TURBIDITY;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; MOLOKAI; NORTH AMERICA; OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 15444371893     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-004-0415-9     Document Type: Article

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