A GEOMETRIC MODEL FOR OYSTER REEF EVOLUTION OFF SOUTHERN JIANGSU COAST, CHINA
江苏南部海岸牡蛎礁演化的几何模型

Oyster reefs are coastal habitats with important ecological benefits and record rich information in sedimen- tary history and environmental change. An oyster reef evolution model is proposed in the principle of carbonate sequence stratigraphy. The model contains four modules: sea level curve, top layer elevation of clastic sediments, reef vertical growth rate, and the elevation of the reef top. A carbonate production rate function is modified to calculate the oyster reef growth rate under specific condition...