The role of microbes in reef-building communities of the Cannindah limestone (Mississippian), Monto region, Queensland, Australia

Facies

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 89-105

  Shen, Jian Wei ^a   Webb, Gregory E ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA SEA INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Calcimicrobes; Cannindah reef limestone; Mississippian; Paleoecology

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE SEDIMENT; COEXISTENCE; CORAL REEF; FACIES; LIMESTONE; METAZOAN; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIALITE; MISSISSIPPIAN; PALEOECOLOGY; SPONGE; STROMATOLITE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

ANTHOZOA; GIRVANELLA; METAZOA; ORTONELLA; RENALCIS; ROTHPLETZELLA; SHAMOVELLA; WETHEREDELLA;

EID: 38649096243     PISSN: 01729179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10347-007-0116-2     Document Type: Article

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