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The Seaward Margin of Belize Barrier and Atoll Reefs
Noel P. James,Robert N. Ginsburg +1 more
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The geophysical anatomy of the southern Belize continental margin and adjacent basins, including the morphology, sediments and organisms of the deep barrier reef and fore-reef.Abstract:
The geological setting of Belize reefs. The geophysical anatomy of the southern Belize continental margin and adjacent basins. The morphology, sediments and organisms of the deep barrier reef and fore--reef. The Perireefal sediments. The composition and age of limestones from the reef front, wall and fore--reef. Petrography of limestones from the wall and fore--reef. Comparative anatomy, organism distribution and late quaternary evolution of modern reef margins. Sedimentation and diagenesis on the deep seaward margin of modern reefsread more
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