Sediment accumulation on a cold-water carbonate mound at the Southwest Rockall Trough margin

Marine Geology

Volumn 265, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 40-50

  Mienis, F ^a   van der Land, C ^a   de Stigter, H C ^a   van de Vorstenbosch, M ^a   de Haas, H ^a   Richter, T ^a   van Weering, T C E ^a,b  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

carbonate content; carbonate mound; cementation; cold water corals; Rockall Trough; stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE CONTENT; CEMENTATION; COLD-WATER CORALS; ROCKALL TROUGH; STABLE ISOTOPES;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; CEMENTING (SHAFTS); CEMENTS; DEBRIS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FOOD SUPPLY; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; ISOTOPES; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTENT;

CARBONATION;

CARBONATE; CEMENTATION; COLD WATER; CORAL; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FAUNA; GROWTH RATE; HYDRODYNAMICS; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; PELAGIC DEPOSIT; PELAGIC ECOSYSTEM; STABLE ISOTOPE; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ROCKALL TROUGH;

ANTHOZOA; FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 68249116569     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2009.06.014     Document Type: Article

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