Recent and relict topography of Boo Bee patch reef, Belize
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Abstract
Five core borings were taken on and around Boo Bee Patch Reef to better understand the origin of such shelf lagoon reefs. The cores reveal 4 stages of development: (1) subaerial exposure of a Pleistocene "high" having about 8 meters of relief, possibly a Pleistocene patch reef; (2) deposition of peat and impermeable terrigenous clay 3 meters thick around the high; (3) initiation of carbonate sediment production by corals and algae on the remaining 5 meters of hard Pleistocene topography and carbonate mud on the surrounding terrigenous clay; and (4) accelerated organic accumulation on the patch reef. Estimates of patch reef sedimentation rates (1.6 m/1000 years) are 3 to 4 times greater than off-reef sedimentation rates (0.4-0.5 m/1000 years). During periods of Pleistocene sedimentation on the Belize shelf, lagoon patch reefs may have grown above one another, stacking up to form reef accumulation of considerable thickness.
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| Publication type | Conference Paper |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
| Title | Recent and relict topography of Boo Bee patch reef, Belize |
| Volume | 2 |
| Year Published | 1977 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science |
| Publisher location | Miami, FL |
| Contributing office(s) | Coastal and Marine Geology Program |
| Description | 7 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Conference publication |
| Larger Work Title | Proceedings: Third International Coral Reef Symposium |
| First page | 29 |
| Last page | 35 |
| Conference Title | Third International Coral Reef Symposium |
| Conference Location | Miami, FL |
| Conference Date | May, 1977 |
| Country | Belize |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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