Linking reef ecology to island building: Parrotfish identified as major producers of island-building sediment in the Maldives

Reef islands are unique landforms composed entirely of sediment produced on the surrounding coral reefs. Despite the fundamental importance of these ecological-sedimentary links for island development and future maintenance, reef island sediment production regimes remain poorly quantified. Using cen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Perry, C., Kench, P., O'Leary, Mick, Morgan, K., Januchowski-Hartley, F.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Geological Society of America 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/37197