Environmental destruction in the new economy: Offshore finance and mangrove forest clearance in Grand Cayman
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DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2018.10.019
Abstract: Abstract Mangrove wetlands, which provide critical ecosystem services in tropical and subtropical coastal regions around the world, are increasingly threatened, with total mangrove area declining steeply in recent decades. Focusing on the mangrove wetlands of… read more here.
Keywords: destruction; finance; mangrove wetlands; clearance ... See more keywords
Spatial variations in the stoichiometry and geochemistry of Miocene dolomite from Grand Cayman: Implications for the origin of island dolostone
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DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2016.12.001
Abstract: Abstract The Cayman Formation (Miocene), ~ 140 m thick on Grand Cayman, is incompletely dolomitized with the most of the dolomite restricted to the peripheral part of the island. These calcium-rich dolomites, with 50–60 mol%CaCO 3 (%Ca), are… read more here.
Keywords: dolostone; geochemistry; island; grand cayman ... See more keywords