Geomorphology of unique reefs on the western Canadian shelf: Sponge reefs mapped by multibeam bathymetry

Geo-Marine Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 205-213

  Conway, Kim W ^a   Barrie, J Vaughn ^a   Krautter, Manfred ^b,c  

^a Geological Survey of Canada Sidney   (Canada)

^b LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; CATCHMENTS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIERS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY;

SEABED; SHELF; SPONGE REEFS;

REEFS;

CONTINENTAL SHELF; REEF;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANADIAN MARGIN; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

HEXACTINELLIDA; HEXACTINOSIDA;

EID: 24144459620     PISSN: 02760460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00367-004-0204-z     Document Type: Article

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