Background Botanists, ecologists and evolutionary biologists are familiar with the
astonishing species richness and endemism of the fynbos of the Cape Floristic Region and …

In economically developed countries it is projected that by around 2015 over 50% of a
person's lifetime will become available for leisure. Demand for leisure needs, already strong …

Carbonate rocks (limestones and dolomites) constitute a major part of the geological column
and contain not only 60% of the world's known hydrocarbons but also host extensive mineral …

Oxygen isotope fractionations involving carbonates and sulfates have been controversial for
a long time. There are important unresolved conflicts among the results of theoretical …

Various types of progradation of Triassic carbonate platforms are described from the
Dolomites of the Southern Alps. The internal and external geometric relationships are …

Marine evaporites occurring in modern subaqueous (salina) settings and subaerial (sabkha)
settings are different. Subaqueous Holocene evaporites occur as shoaling-upward …

Cryptalgal sediments and structures in Hamelin Pool, Western Australia, are formed by
interactions between blue-green algae, which trap and bind sediment particles, and a …

The amounts of Na+, Mg2+, K+, Ca2+, C1-, SO42-, HCO3-and dust precipitated in rainfall
and as dry fallout into continuously open collection funnels are reported for 59 centres …

Basal clastic sediments£| edimentary rocks deposited^ k in lacustrine systems are i^ known
from much of the^ v_-/world, but relatively few have been the focus of exploration for oil …

Wetland conservation and management in Australia is not supported by a comprehensive
information base. A national inventory has not been compiled and we have very little …