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

巴哈马埃克斯马近海全新世叠层石礁提供了一个独特的机会，可以与古代造礁人一起研究现代的类似物。钻探、放射性碳、薄片、扫描电子显微镜、稳定同位素等标准地质技术将定义珊瑚礁的发展历史，而生物技术将研究生物体、放牧速率、沉积速率、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.