Rhodoliths from deep fore-reef to shelf areas around Okinawa-jima, Ryukyu Islands, Japan

Marine Geology

Volumn 282, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 215-230

  Matsuda, Shinya ^a   Iryu, Yasufumi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Encrusting foraminifer; Fore reef; Nongeniculate coralline alga; Rhodolith; Ryukyu Islands

Indexed keywords

ENCRUSTING FORAMINIFER; FORE-REEF; NONGENICULATE CORALLINE ALGA; RHODOLITH; RYUKYU ISLANDS;

ALGAE; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; GALLIUM ALLOYS; PHOTOGRAPHY; SOIL MECHANICS;

REEFS;

BIOEROSION; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CORALLINE ALGA; REEF; RHODOLITH; SEAMOUNT; TROPICAL REGION; WATER DEPTH;

JAPAN; RYUKYU ISLANDS;

ACERVULINA INHAERENS; ALGAE; ANTHOZOA; FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 79955144517     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2011.02.013     Document Type: Article

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