Coastal cave development in Puerto Rico

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 508-518

  Lace, Michael J ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Flank margin cave; Island karst; Littoral; Speleogenesis

Indexed keywords

CAVE DEVELOPMENT; COAST; ISLAND; KARST; LIMESTONE; MORPHOMETRY; QUATERNARY; SPELEOLOGY;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; PUERTO RICO;

EID: 42149145551     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/07-0911.1     Document Type: Article

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