The impact of the Mid-Pleistocene Transition on the composition of submerged reefs of the Maui Nui Complex, Hawaii

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 299, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 493-506

  Faichney, Iain D E ^a   Webster, Jody M ^a,b   Clague, David A ^c   Braga, Juan C ^d   Renema, Willem ^e   Potts, Donald C ^f  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^e NATURALIS BIODIVERSITY CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coral reef development; Maui Nui; Mid Pleistocene Transition; Pleistocene sea level change; Sedimentary facies

Indexed keywords

BIOCLASTIC SEDIMENT; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CLIMATE VARIATION; CORAL REEF; CORALLINE ALGA; FACIES; GLACIOEUSTACY; PLEISTOCENE; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SHALLOW WATER;

HAWAII [(ISL) HAWAIIAN ISLANDS]; HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; UNITED STATES;

ACROPORA; ALGAE; ANTHOZOA;

EID: 78651099504     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.11.027     Document Type: Article

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