Wind-induced mat deformation structures in recent tidal flats and sabkhas of SE-Tunisia and their significance for environmental interpretation of fossil structures

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 263-264, Issue , 2012, Pages 56-66

  Bouougri, El Hafid ^a   Porada, Hubertus ^b  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES SEMLALIA   (Morocco)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Deformation structures; Microbial mats; Tidal flats sabkhas; Wind action

Indexed keywords

AEOLIAN PROCESS; DEFORMATION STRUCTURE; HIGH TIDES; INTERTIDAL ZONES; MAT SURFACE; MICROBIAL MATS; PHYSICAL PROCESS; PROTECTED AREAS; SEDIMENT LAYERS; SEDIMENTARY LAYERS; SHRINKAGE CRACKS; SIZE AND SHAPE; STORM EVENTS; STRONG WINDS; TIDAL FLAT; TIDAL FLATS-SABKHAS; WIND ACTION; WIND FORCES; WIND SHEARS;

CRACKS; MICROORGANISMS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TIDES; WETLANDS;

DEFORMATION;

DEFORMATION; FOSSIL RECORD; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL MAT; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SABKHA; TIDAL FLAT; WIND FORCING; WIND SHEAR;

TUNISIA;

EID: 84861223456     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2011.12.011     Document Type: Article

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