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Fluorescent tracers for observation of transport behavior of skeletal sediment particles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2015

Thomas W. Broadhead ,
Steven G. Driese  and
James L. Harvey
Thomas W. Broadhead
Affiliation:
Department of Geological Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 37996
Steven G. Driese
Affiliation:
Department of Geological Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 37996
James L. Harvey
Affiliation:
Department of Geological Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 37996
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Settling rates and behaviors of sediment grains are of particular interest as components in interpreting the hydrodynamics of skeletal carbonate sediments (Maiklem, 1968) and the deposition of skeletons of planktonic organisms (Bé, 1977; Casey and McMillen, 1977). Settling rates and behaviors also are important because even the disarticulated remains of benthic organisms may undergo repeated resuspension and differential settling prior to final burial.

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Paleontological Notes
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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 64 , Issue 5 , September 1990 , pp. 843 - 844
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Copyright © The Paleontological Society 

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