Holocene sea-level change derived from microbial mats

Geology

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 971-974

  Livsey, Daniel ^a   Simms, Alexander R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL TEXAS; CORAL REEF; HOLOCENE SEA-LEVEL CHANGE; MICROBIAL MATS; NON-POLAR; PRECIPITATION REGIMES; RELATIVE SEA LEVEL; TEXAS COAST;

LANDFORMS; SEA LEVEL;

MICROORGANISMS;

ARID REGION; BIOTA; COASTAL ZONE; ELEVATION; HOLOCENE; MICROBIAL MAT; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEMIARID REGION;

BAFFIN BAY [LAGUNA MADRE]; LAGUNA MADRE [TEXAS]; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84882945026     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G34387.1     Document Type: Article

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