Sand composition and transport history on a fringing coral reef, Molokai, Hawaii

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1151-1160

  Calhoun, R Scott ^a,b   Field, Michael E ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Associated Earth Sciences Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Beach; Fore reef; Hawaii; Molokai; Reef flat; Sediment

Indexed keywords

BEACH; CORAL; CORAL REEF; CORALLINE ALGA; FORAMINIFERA; MOLLUSC; SAND; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; MOLOKAI; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; FORAMINIFERA; HALIMEDA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 53549118860     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/06-0699.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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