Sedimentation on Rasdhoo and Ari Atolls, Maldives, Indian ocean

Facies

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 341-360

  Gischler, Eberhard ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atoll; Carbonate sediment; Holocene; Indian ocean; Maldives

Indexed keywords

ATOLL; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; HOLOCENE; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTATION; TEXTURE;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MALDIVES;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; CODIACEAE; CORALLINALES; ECHINODERMATA; FORAMINIFERA; HALIMEDA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 33746902702     PISSN: 01729179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10347-005-0031-3     Document Type: Article

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