Stromatolites as Holocene Reef-Builders: Modern Version of an Ancient Role

埃克苏马（巴哈马群岛）外的全新世叠层石礁提供了一个独特的机会来研究古代礁石建造者的现代模拟物。标准的地质技术，如钻探、放射性碳、薄层、扫描电镜、稳定同位素等，将确定珊瑚礁的发育历史，而生物技术将研究生物、放牧率、沉积率、初级生产力等。

The Holocene stromatolite reef off Exuma (Bahamas) provides a unique opportunity to study a modern-day analog with ancient reef- builders. Standard geological techniques, such as drilling, radiocarbon, thinsection, SEM, stable isotopes, will define the developmental history of the reefs, while biological techniques will study the organisms, grazing rates, sedimentation rates, primary productivity, etc.