The role of microbial mats in the movement of stones on playa lake surfaces

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 298, Issue , 2013, Pages 53-64

  Sanz Montero, M E ^a   Rodriguez Aranda J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Microbial mats; Moving rocks; Mudflats; Rafting; Sediment erodibility

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ELEMENTS; ERODIBILITY; GEOLOGICAL TIME; GRADIENT SURFACES; MICROBIAL MATS; MUDFLATS; RAFTING; SEDIMENTARY PROCESS;

FLOTATION; LAKES; MICROORGANISMS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; STORMS;

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

EROSION RATE; MICROBIAL MAT; MUDFLAT; PLAYA; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION RATE;

EID: 84888051919     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2013.10.006     Document Type: Article

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