2002-063978

Belopolsky, Andrei Victorovich

Tectonic and eustatic controls on the evolution of the Maldive carbonate platform

Sedimentary petrology; aggradation; benthic taxa; carbonate platforms; carbonate rocks; Cenozoic; cycles; Eocene; eustacy; fluctuations; Foraminifera; grabens; Indian Ocean Islands; Invertebrata; Maldive Islands; Ocean Drilling Program; Oligocene; paleobathymetry; Paleogene; Protista; reconstruction; regression; sea-level changes; sedimentary rocks; sedimentation; shallow-water environment; spatial distribution; structural controls; subsidence; Tertiary; thickness; transgression; two-dimensional models;