Sedimentology and acoustic mapping of modern rhodolith facies on a non-tropical carbonate shelf (Gulf of California, Mexico)

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 670-682

  Hetzinger, Steffen ^a   Halfar, Jochen ^b   Riegl, Bernhard ^c   Godinez Orta, Lucio ^d  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BATHYMETRY; BUDGET CONTROL; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; MAPPING; MOLLUSCS; SEDIMENTS; TROPICS;

ACOUSTIC MAPPING; CONTINUOUS COVERAGE; CORALLINE RED ALGAE; FACIES DISTRIBUTION; GULF OF CALIFORNIA; QUANTITATIVE DATA; SEDIMENT SAMPLING; TROPICAL CARBONATES;

CARBONATION;

ACOUSTIC EQUIPMENT; BIOFACIES; CARBONATE; FOSSIL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RHODOLITH; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

GULF OF CALIFORNIA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ANTHOZOA; BIVALVIA; BRYOZOA; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 33646447433     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2006.053     Document Type: Article

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