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Changes in coral-reef structure through the Miocene in the Mediterranean province: Adaptive versus environmental influence

2007; Geological Society of America; Volume: 35; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1130/g24034a.1

1943-2682

Luis Pomar, Pamela Hallock,

Marine Biology and Ecology Research

Research Article| October 01, 2007 Changes in coral-reef structure through the Miocene in the Mediterranean province: Adaptive versus environmental influence Luis Pomar; Luis Pomar 1Universitat de les Illes Balears, Departamento de Ciencies de la Terra, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Pamela Hallock Pamela Hallock 2University of South Florida, College of Marine Science, 140 7th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, Florida 33701, USA Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Luis Pomar 1Universitat de les Illes Balears, Departamento de Ciencies de la Terra, E-07122 Palma de Mallorca, Spain Pamela Hallock 2University of South Florida, College of Marine Science, 140 7th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, Florida 33701, USA Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 26 Apr 2007 Revision Received: 15 May 2007 Accepted: 17 May 2007 First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 The Geological Society of America, Inc. Geology (2007) 35 (10): 899–902. https://doi.org/10.1130/G24034A.1 Article history Received: 26 Apr 2007 Revision Received: 15 May 2007 Accepted: 17 May 2007 First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Luis Pomar, Pamela Hallock; Changes in coral-reef structure through the Miocene in the Mediterranean province: Adaptive versus environmental influence. Geology 2007;; 35 (10): 899–902. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G24034A.1 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 Well-documented Mediterranean examples of Miocene carbonate platforms, with complete exposures from shallow-water to basinal facies, provide evidence for temporal changes in reef-building capacity of zooxanthellate corals. In pre–late Tortonian platforms, small coralgal patches and mounds occur from platform top to the toe of slope, but they did not build to sea level. In contrast, barrier reefs with unequivocal reef-crest structures that reached sea level are documented in late Tortonian–early Messinian platforms. We suggest that a change in both calcification rates and bathymetric zonation was the result of coevolution of corals and Symbiodinium zooxanthellae, coeval to global cooling and, at least at a regional scale, a geochemical change that supported widespread aragonite precipitation through the late Miocene. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.