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Articles | Volume 21, issue 21
Articles | Volume 21, issue 21
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-21-4785-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-21-4785-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 21, issue 21
Reviews and syntheses
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05 Nov 2024
Reviews and syntheses |  | 05 Nov 2024

Reviews and syntheses: Tufa microbialites on rocky coasts – towards an integrated terminology

Thomas W. Garner, J. Andrew G. Cooper, Alan M. Smith, Gavin M. Rishworth, and Matt Forbes

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There is a diverse and often conflicting suite of terminologies, classifications, and nomenclature applicable to the study of terrestrial carbonate deposits and microbialites (deposits that wholly or primarily accrete as a result of microbial activity). We review existing schemes, identify duplication and redundancy, and present a new integrated approach applicable to tufa microbialites on rock coasts.
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