Bio-sedimentary structures evolving from the interaction of microbial mats, burrowing beetles and the physical environment of Tunisian coastal sabkhas

Senckenbergiana Maritima

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-58

  Gerdes, Gisela ^a   Porada, Hubertus ^b   Bouougri, El Hafid ^c  

^a SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES SEMLALIA   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Feeding traces; Mediterranean; Sedimentary surface structures; Semi arid environment; Supratidal; Trace fossil; Undermat miners

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOTURBATION; BURROWING ORGANISM; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; MICROBIAL MAT; SABKHA; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; TRACE FOSSIL;

AFRICA; NORTH AFRICA; TUNISIA;

COLEOPTERA;

EID: 44649136852     PISSN: 0080889X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03043868     Document Type: Article

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