Perspectives in carbonate geology : a tribute to the career of Robert Nathan Ginsburg

Preface. Dedication to Robert N. Ginsburg. Depth-related and species-related patterns of Holocene reef accretion in the Caribbean and western Atlantic: a critical assessment of existing models ( Dennis K. Hubbard ). The mystique of beachrock ( Eugene A. Shinn ). A re-evaluation of facies on Great Bahama Bank I: new facies maps of western Great Bahama Bank ( John J.G. Reijmer, Peter K. Swart, Thorsten Bauch, Robert Otto, Lars Reuning, Sven Roth and Susanne Zechel ). A re-evaluation of facies on Great Bahama Bank II: variations in the delta 13 C, delta 18 O and mineralogy of surface sediments ( Peter K. Swart, John J.G. Reijmer and Robert Otto ). Stable isotopes of carbon and oxygen in modern sediments of carbonate platforms, barrier reefs, atolls and ramps: patterns and implications ( Eberhard Gischler, Peter K. Swart and Anthony J. Lomando ). A tale of two storms: an integrated fi eld, remote sensing and modelling study examining the impact of hurricanes Frances and Jeanne on carbonate systems, Bahamas ( Stacy L. Reeder and Eugene C. Rankey ). Rapid recycling of organic-rich carbonates during transgression: a complex coastal system in southwest Florida ( Brigitte M. Vlaswinkel and Harold R. Wanless ). The paradoxical occurrence of oolitic limestone on the eastern islands of Great Bahama Bank: where do the ooids come from? ( Pascal Kindler and Albert C. Hine ). Calcareous epiphyte production in cool-water carbonate seagrass depositional environments - southern Australia ( Noel P. James, Yvonne Bone, Kirsty M. Brown and Anthony Cheshire ). Microbes versus metazoans as dominant reef builders: insights from modern marine environments in the Exuma Cays, Bahamas ( Miriam S. Andres, R. Pamela Reid, Emily Bowlin, A. Patricia Gaspar and Anton Eisenhauer ). Microbial dolomite precipitation under aerobic conditions: results from Brejo do Espinho Lagoon (Brazil) and culture experiments ( Monica Sanchez-Roman, Crisogono Vasconcelos, Rolf Warthmann, Marian Rivadeneyra and Judith A. McKenzie ). Karst sub-basins and their relationship to the transport of Tertiary siliciclastic sediments on the Florida Platform ( Albert C. Hine, Beau C. Suthard, Stanley D. Locker, Kevin J. Cunningham, David S. Duncan, Mark Evans and Robert A. Morton ). Controls on facies mosaics of carbonate platforms: a case study from the Oxfordian of the Swiss Jura ( Andre Strasser and Stephanie Vedrine ). The allocyclic interpretation of the 'Latemar Cycles' (Middle Triassic, the Dolomites, Italy) and implications for high-frequency cyclostratigraphic forcing ( Rob M. Forkner, Linda A. Hinnov, Robert K. Goldhammer and Laurie A. Hardie ). Phylloid algal mounds in the Paradox Basin, southwestern USA: an alternative to the in situ constructional growth model? ( G. Michael Grammer and Audrey L. Ritter ). The Cincinnati Arch: a stationary peripheral bulge during the Late Ordovician ( Michael C. Pope, Steven M. Holland and Mark E. Patzkowsky ). Reinterpreting a Proterozoic enigma: Conophyton-Jacutophyton stromatolites of the Mesoproterozoic Atar Group, Mauritania ( Linda C. Kah, Julie K. Bartley, and Alice F. Stagner ). Layering: what does it mean? ( Harold R. Wanless ). Falling-stage systems tract in tropical carbonate rocks ( Wolfgang Schlager and Georg M.D. Warrlich ). Early load-induced fracturing in a prograding carbonate margin ( Donald F. McNeill and Gregor P. Eberli ). Markov models for linking environments and facies in space and time (recent Arabian Gulf, Miocene Paratethys) ( Bernhard M. Riegl and Samuel J. Purkis ). Evaluating validity and reliability in high-resolution stratigraphic analysis ( Carl N. Drummond and Lailah A. Marlow ). Index.