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publications > paper > application of carbonate cyclostratigraphy and borehole geophysics to delineate porosity and preferential flow in the karst limestone of the Biscayne aquifer, SE Florida > references cited

REFERENCES CITED

Abstract
Introduction
Study Area & Methods
Environments
Cyclostratigraphy
Pore Classes
Evidence for Flow-Zone Continuity
Discussion
Conclusions
Acknowledgments
>References Cited
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