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Colin J. R. Braithwaite, Colin J.R. Braithwaite, Colin J.R. (University of Glasgow Braithwaite, Braithwaite Colin J.R., Lucien F. Montaggioni, Lucien F. (University of Provence Montaggioni...

Quaternary Coral Reef Systems - History, Development Processes and Controlling Factors

English · Hardback

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Klappentext Scleractinian reefs first appeared about 300 million years ago. This title presents knowledge from coral reefs gained since the eighties. It introduces geologists! oceanographers and environmentalists to sedimentological and paleoecological studies of an ecosystem encompassing some of the world's richest biodiversity. Zusammenfassung Scleractinian reefs first appeared about 300 million years ago. This title presents knowledge from coral reefs gained since the eighties. It introduces geologists! oceanographers and environmentalists to sedimentological and paleoecological studies of an ecosystem encompassing some of the world's richest biodiversity.

List of contents

Table of contents: Preface. Chapter 1. Introduction: Quaternary Coral Reefs in Time and Space. Chapter 2. Paleobiogeography: Evaluation of the Inheritance from the Tertiary. Chapter 3. Structure, Zonation and Dynamic Patterns of Coral Reef Communities. Chapter 4. Controls on the Development, Distribution and Preservation of Reefs. Chapter 5. Patterns of Carbonate Production and Deposition on Reefs. Chapter 6. Reef Anatomy and Stratigraphy. Chapter 7. Reef Hydrogeology. Chapter 8. Reef Diagenesis. Chapter 9. Corals and Coral Reefs as Records of Climate Change. Chapter 10. Conclusions: Corals Reefs from the Past To the Future.

Product details

Authors	Colin J. R. Braithwaite, Colin J.R. Braithwaite, Colin J.R. (University of Glasgow Braithwaite, Braithwaite Colin J.R., Lucien F. Montaggioni, Lucien F. (University of Provence Montaggioni, Lucien F. Braithwaite Montaggioni, MONTAGGIONI LUCIEN F BRAITHWAITE, Montaggioni Lucien F.
Publisher	ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV

Languages	English
Product format	Hardback
Released	13.08.2009

EAN	9780444532473
ISBN	978-0-444-53247-3
No. of pages	550
Series	Developments in Marine Geology Developments in Marine Geology
Subjects	Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Oceans & Seas, Coral reefs

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