Geochemical signature of land-based activities in Caribbean coral surface samples

Coral Reefs

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 727-742

  Prouty, N G ^a,b   Hughen, K A ^a   Carilli, J ^c  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Belize; Coral geochemistry; Environmental proxies; Honduras; Runoff; Sedimentation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COASTAL DEVELOPMENT; COASTAL WATER; CORAL; GEOCHEMISTRY; HETEROGENEITY; SEDIMENTATION; TRACE METAL; WATER QUALITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA; MESOAMERICAN BARRIER REEF;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 55349092628     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-008-0413-4     Document Type: Article

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