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Reviews and syntheses
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Reviews and syntheses: Tufa microbialites on rocky coasts – towards an integrated terminology
Thomas W. Garner
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School of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Ulster University, Coleraine, BT52 1SA, Northern Ireland, UK
J. Andrew G. Cooper
School of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Ulster University, Coleraine, BT52 1SA, Northern Ireland, UK
Discipline of Geology, School of Agriculture, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, P. Bag X54001 Durban, 4000, South Africa
Alan M. Smith
Discipline of Geology, School of Agriculture, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, P. Bag X54001 Durban, 4000, South Africa
Gavin M. Rishworth
Department of Zoology, Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), 6031, South Africa
Matt Forbes
ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
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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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