Microbioerosion in Tahitian reefs: A record of environmental change during the last deglacial sea-level rise (IODP 310)

Lethaia

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 322-340

  Heindel, Katrin ^a   Wisshak, Max ^b   Westphal, Hildegard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coral reefs; DP hunter; Expedition 310; Last deglacial sea level rise; Microbialites; Microbioerosion; Microendoliths; Palaeobathymetry; Tahiti sea level

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; BIOEROSION; CORAL REEF; CORALLINE ALGA; LAST DEGLACIATION; MICROBIALITE; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM; RADIOCARBON DATING; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; TAXONOMY;

FRENCH POLYNESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; POLYNESIA; SOCIETY ISLANDS; TAHITI; WINDWARD ISLANDS [SOCIETY ISLANDS];

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA;

EID: 68149165442     PISSN: 00241164     EISSN: 15023931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1502-3931.2008.00140.x     Document Type: Article

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