Description |
xviii, 458 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
Series |
Topics in geobiology ; .v 17 |
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Topics in geobiology .v 17
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Contents |
Ch. 1. Introduction to Reef Ecosystems and Their Evolution / George D. Stanely, Jr. -- Ch. 2. Phanerozoic Reef Trends Based on the Paleoreef Database / Wolfgang Kiessling -- Ch. 3. Evolution, Radiations, and Extinctions in Proterozoic to Mid-Paleozoic Reefs / Paul Copper -- Ch. 4. Paleoecology of Cambrian Reef Ecosystems / Andrey Yu. Zhuravlev -- Ch. 5. Biologically Induced Carbonate Precipitation in Reefs through Time / Gregory E. Webb -- Ch. 6. A Half Century Later: The Permian Guadalupian Reef Complex of West Texas and Eastern New Mexico / Norman D. Newell -- Ch. 7. Triassic Reefs of the Tethys / Erik Flugel and Baba Senowbari-Daryan -- Ch. 8. Jurassic Reef Ecosystems / Reinhold R. Leinfelder -- Ch. 9. Cretaceous Evolution of Reef Ecosystems: A Regional Synthesis of the Caribbean Tropics / Claudia C. Johnson and Erle G. Kauffman -- Ch. 10. The Role of Framework in Modern Reefs and Its Application to Ancient Systems / Dennis K. Hubbard, Ivan P. Gill and Randolph B. Burke |
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Ch. 11. Coral Reefs, Carbonate Sediments, Nutrients and Global Change / Pamela Hallock |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Coral reefs and islands.
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Author |
Stanley, George D.
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LC no. |
00046613 |
ISBN |
0306464675 |
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