Deposition of polar carbonates during interglacial highstands on an early Permian shelf, Tasmania

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 77, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 587-606

  Rogala, Becky ^a   James, Noel P ^a   Reid, Catherine M ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; LIME; LIMESTONE; SEA ICE; SEA LEVEL;

BIOGENIC CARBONATES; BRACKISH WATER; FAUNAL COMMUNITIES; ICE RAFTED DEBRIS; NUTRIENT-RICH WATER; PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY; SILICICLASTICS; TERRIGENOUS SEDIMENT;

DEPOSITION;

CARBONATE SEDIMENT; DEPOSITION; HIGHSTAND; INTERGLACIAL; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

ALGAE; BIVALVIA; BRACHIOPODA; BRYOZOA; INVERTEBRATA; PELMATOZOA;

EID: 34447550143     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2007.060     Document Type: Article

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