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Articles | Volume 38
Articles | Volume 38
https://doi.org/10.5194/adgeo-38-55-2016
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Articles | Volume 38
29 Feb 2016
 | 29 Feb 2016

Coral-rubble ridges as dynamic coastal features – short-term reworking and weathering processes

Michaela Spiske

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A coastal ridge on Anegada was surveyed in 2013 and 2015 to document short-term changes in morphology and weathering. Minor storms changed the ridge morphology and added new clasts to the lower parts. Observations imply that the ridge was initially emplaced during a more severe event; minor storms are only able to modify preexisting ridges. Second, bioweathering is a rapid process in tropical settings, as proven by the fact that white coral clasts in 2013 already depicted a grey patina in 2015.
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