Sediment Composition and Facies of Coral Reef Islands in the Spermonde Archipelago, Indonesia

Sediment Composition and Facies of Coral Reef Islands in the Spermonde Archipelago, Indonesia

Sedimentological and geomorphological characteristics of coral reef islands are strongly related to past and recent boundary conditions such as the hydrodynamic regime, wind directions, sea-level fluctuations, and the ecological footprint of the surrounding reef complexes. Alterations in the physica...

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Main Authors: Alexander Janßen, André Wizemann, André Klicpera, Dewi Y. Satari, Hildegard Westphal, Thomas Mann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
carbonate sediments
grain size
skeletal constituents
facies zonation
reef island evolution
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2017.00144/full

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