The statistics of natural shapes in modern coral reef landscapes

Journal of Geology

Volumn 115, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 493-508

  Purkis, Samuel J ^a   Kohler, Kevin E ^a   Riegl, Bernhard M ^a   Rohmann, Steven O ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE SEDIMENT; CORAL REEF; DEPOSITION; FACIES; HETEROGENEITY; REMOTE SENSING; SHALLOW WATER; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; THEMATIC MAPPING;

NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 34548604272     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/519774     Document Type: Article

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