Skeletal composition of modern lagoon sediments in New Caledonia: Coral, a minor constituent

Coral Reefs

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 199-207

  Chevillon, C ^a  

^a Noumea Center   (New Caledonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOLL; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; CORAL; LAGOON; LAGOONAL SEDIMENTATION; SKELETAL COMPOSITION;

NEW CALEDONIA; PACIFIC, NEW CALEDONIA;

EID: 85047677210     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01145892     Document Type: Article

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