Early Pleistocene origin of reefs around Lanai, Hawaii

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 290, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 331-339

  Webster, Jody M ^a   Clague, David A ^b   Faichney, Iain D E ^c   Fullagar, Paul D ^d   Hein, James R ^e   Moore, James G ^e   Paull, Charles K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

coral reef evolution; early Pleistocene; Hawaii; Lanai; Sr isotope stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; EARLY PLEISTOCENE; HAWAII; ISOTOPIC MEASUREMENT; NEW AGE; PLEISTOCENE;

ACCIDENTS; ISOTOPES; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SOIL CONSERVATION; STRATIGRAPHY; STRONTIUM;

REEFS;

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CORAL REEF; DATING METHOD; DIAGENESIS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; PLEISTOCENE; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; SUBSIDENCE; TERRACE;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; LANAI; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; ECHINOIDA;

EID: 75149177527     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2009.12.029     Document Type: Article

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