This special publication Perspectives in Carbonate Geology is a collection of papers most of which were presented at a symposium to honor the 80th birthday of Bob Ginsburg at the meeting of Geological Society of America in Salt Lake City in 2005. The majority of the papers in this publication are connected with the study of modern carbonate sediments. Bob Ginsburg pioneered the concept of comparative sedimentology - that is using the modern to compare to and relate to and understand the ancient. These studies are concerned with Bob's areas of passion: coral reefs and sea-level; submarine cementation and formation of beach rock; surface sediments on Great Bahama Bank and other platforms; origin of ooids; coastal sediments; formation of stromatolites; impact of storms on sediments; and the formation of dolomite. The remainder of the papers apply the study of modern environments and sedimentary processes to ancient sediments. Recent other publications of the International Association of Sedimentologists SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS 40 Analogue and Numerical Modelling of Sedimentary Systems From Understanding to Prediction Edited by P. de Boer, G. Postma, K. van der Zwan, P. Burgess and P. Kukla 2008, 336 pages, 172 illustrations 39 Glacial Sedimentary Processes and Products Edited by M.J. Hambrey, P. Christoffersen, N.F. Glasser and B. Hubbard 2007, 416 pages, 181 illustrations 38 Sedimentary Processes, Environments and Basins A Tribute to Peter Friend Edited by G. Nichols, E. Williams and C. Paola 2007, 648 pages, 329 illustrations 37 Continental Margin Sedimentation From Sediment Transport to Sequence Stratigraphy Edited by C.A. Nittrouer, J.A. Austin, M.E. Field, J.H. Kravitz, J.P.M. Syvitski and P.L. Wiberg 2007, 549 pages, 178 illustrations 36 Braided Rivers Process, Deposits, Ecology and Management Edited by G.H. Sambrook Smith, J.L. Best, C.S. Bristow and G.E. Petts 2006, 390 pages, 197 illustrations 35 Fluvial Sedimentology VII Edited by M.D. Blum, S.B. Marriott and S.F. Leclair 2005, 589 pages, 319 illustrations REPRINT SERIES 4 Sandstone Diagenesis: Recent and Ancient Edited by S.D. Burley and R.H. Worden 2003, 648 pages, 223 illustrations Please see inside the book for the full list of IAS publications Cover design by Code 5 Design For information, news, and content about Wiley-Blackwell books and journals in Earth Sciences please visit earthpages.com

This special publication Perspectives in Carbonate Geology is a collection of papers most of which were presented at a symposium to honor the 80th birthday of Bob Ginsburg at the meeting of Geological Society of America in Salt Lake City in 2005. The majority of the papers in this publication are connected with the study of modern carbonate sediments. Bob Ginsburg pioneered the concept of comparative sedimentology - that is using the modern to compare to and relate to and understand the ancient. These studies are concerned with Bob's areas of passion: coral reefs and sea-level; submarine cementation and formation of beach rock; surface sediments on Great Bahama Bank and other platforms; origin of ooids; coastal sediments; formation of stromatolites; impact of storms on sediments; and the formation of dolomite. The remainder of the papers apply the study of modern environments and sedimentary processes to ancient sediments.Recent other publications of the International Association of SedimentologistsSPECIAL PUBLICATIONS40 Analogue and Numerical Modelling of Sedimentary SystemsFrom Understanding to PredictionEdited by P. de Boer, G. Postma, K. van der Zwan, P. Burgess and P. Kukla2008, 336 pages, 172 illustrations39 Glacial Sedimentary Processes and ProductsEdited by M.J. Hambrey, P. Christoffersen, N.F. Glasser and B. Hubbard2007, 416 pages, 181 illustrations38 Sedimentary Processes, Environments and BasinsA Tribute to Peter FriendEdited by G. Nichols, E. Williams and C. Paola2007, 648 pages, 329 illustrations37 Continental Margin SedimentationFrom Sediment Transport to Sequence StratigraphyEdited by C.A. Nittrouer, J.A. Austin, M.E. Field, J.H. Kravitz, J.P.M. Syvitski and P.L. Wiberg2007, 549 pages, 178 illustrations36 Braided RiversProcess, Deposits, Ecology and ManagementEdited by G.H. Sambrook Smith, J.L. Best, C.S. Bristow and G.E. Petts2006, 390 pages, 197 illustrations35 Fluvial Sedimentology VIIEdited by M.D. Blum, S.B. Marriott and S.F. Leclair2005, 589 pages, 319 illustrationsREPRINT SERIES4 Sandstone Diagenesis: Recent and AncientEdited by S.D. Burley and R.H. Worden2003, 648 pages, 223 illustrationsPlease see inside the book for the full list of IAS publicationsCover design by Code 5 DesignFor information, news, and content about Wiley-Blackwell books and journals in Earth Sciences please visit earthpages.com

Preface.Dedication to Robert N. Ginsburg.Depth-related and species-related patterns of Holocene reefaccretion in the Caribbean and western Atlantic: a criticalassessment of existing models (Dennis K. Hubbard).The mystique of beachrock (Eugene A. Shinn).A re-evaluation of facies on Great Bahama Bank I: new faciesmaps of western Great Bahama Bank (John J.G. Reijmer, Peter K.Swart, Thorsten Bauch, Robert Otto, Lars Reuning, Sven Roth andSusanne Zechel).A re-evaluation of facies on Great Bahama Bank II: variations inthe delta¯13C, delta¯18O and mineralogy ofsurface sediments (Peter K. Swart, John J.G. Reijmer and RobertOtto).Stable isotopes of carbon and oxygen in modern sediments ofcarbonate platforms, barrier reefs, atolls and ramps: patterns andimplications (Eberhard Gischler, Peter K. Swart and Anthony J.Lomando).A tale of two storms: an integrated fi eld, remote sensing andmodelling study examining the impact of hurricanes Frances andJeanne on carbonate systems, Bahamas (Stacy L. Reeder and EugeneC. Rankey).Rapid recycling of organic-rich carbonates during transgression:a complex coastal system in southwest Florida (Brigitte M.Vlaswinkel and Harold R. Wanless).The paradoxical occurrence of oolitic limestone on the easternislands of Great Bahama Bank: where do the ooids come from?(Pascal Kindler and Albert C. Hine).Calcareous epiphyte production in cool-water carbonate seagrassdepositional environments - southern Australia (Noel P.James, Yvonne Bone, Kirsty M. Brown and Anthony Cheshire).Microbes versus metazoans as dominant reef builders: insightsfrom modern marine environments in the Exuma Cays, Bahamas(Miriam S. Andres, R. Pamela Reid, Emily Bowlin, A. PatriciaGaspar and Anton Eisenhauer).Microbial dolomite precipitation under aerobic conditions:results from Brejo do Espinho Lagoon (Brazil) and cultureexperiments (Mónica Sánchez-Román, CrisógonoVasconcelos, Rolf Warthmann, Marian Rivadeneyra and Judith A.McKenzie).Karst sub-basins and their relationship to the transport ofTertiary siliciclastic sediments on the Florida Platform (AlbertC. Hine, Beau C. Suthard, Stanley D. Locker, Kevin J. Cunningham,David S. Duncan, Mark Evans and Robert A. Morton).Controls on facies mosaics of carbonate platforms: a case studyfrom the Oxfordian of the Swiss Jura (André Strasser andStéphanie Védrine).The allocyclic interpretation of the 'Latemar Cycles' (MiddleTriassic, the Dolomites, Italy) and implications for high-frequencycyclostratigraphic forcing (Rob M. Forkner, Linda A. Hinnov,Robert K. Goldhammer and Laurie A. Hardie).Phylloid algal mounds in the Paradox Basin, southwestern USA: analternative to the in situ constructional growth model?(G. Michael Grammer and Audrey L. Ritter).The Cincinnati Arch: a stationary peripheral bulge during theLate Ordovician (Michael C. Pope, Steven M. Holland and Mark E.Patzkowsky).Reinterpreting a Proterozoic enigma:Conophyton-Jacutophyton stromatolites of theMesoproterozoic Atar Group, Mauritania (Linda C. Kah, Julie K.Bartley, and Alice F. Stagner).Layering: what does it mean? (Harold R. Wanless).Falling-stage systems tract in tropical carbonate rocks(Wolfgang Schlager and Georg M.D. Warrlich).Early load-induced fracturing in a prograding carbonate margin(Donald F. McNeill and Gregor P. Eberli).Markov models for linking environments and facies in space andtime (recent Arabian Gulf, Miocene Paratethys) (Bernhard M.Riegl and Samuel J. Purkis).Evaluating validity and reliability in high-resolutionstratigraphic analysis (Carl N. Drummond and Lailah A.Marlow).Index.