Stromatolites associated with coralgal communities in Holocene high-energy reefs

Research Article| February 01, 1993 Stromatolites associated with coralgal communities in Holocene high-energy reefs Lucien F. Montaggioni; Lucien F. Montaggioni 1URA 1208 du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre de Sédimentologie/Paléontologie, Université de Provence, 13331 Marseille cedex 3, France2Centre de l'Environnement, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Moorea, French Polynesia Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Gilbert F. Camoin Gilbert F. Camoin 1URA 1208 du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre de Sédimentologie/Paléontologie, Université de Provence, 13331 Marseille cedex 3, France Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (1993) 21 (2): 149–152. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1993)021<0149:SAWCCI>2.3.CO;2 Article history first online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Lucien F. Montaggioni, Gilbert F. Camoin; Stromatolites associated with coralgal communities in Holocene high-energy reefs. Geology 1993;; 21 (2): 149–152. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1993)021<0149:SAWCCI>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Thick laminar to columnar stromatolitic growths encrust typical high-energy coralgal reef communities in a French Polynesian outer-reef edge. The reef communities accumulated during vertical growth from 5870 ±100 yr B.P. to the present, at depths never exceeding 5 m below mean sea level. Oxygen and carbon isotope records and high calcification rates of stromatolite-encrusted corals strongly suggest that for about the past 6000 yr, the local environmental conditions were optimal for reef development. Accordingly, stromatolites can grow in healthy Holocene reefs. Because similar stromatolites have been recorded in other Cenozoic reefs, we suggest that microbial structures may have played a more prominent role in Cenozoic reef growth than is currently recognized. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.