The Geomorphology of the Great Barrier Reef: Development, Diversity and ChangeCambridge University Press, 17. 5. 2007. This 2007 book reviews the history of geomorphological studies of the Great Barrier Reef and assesses the influences of sea-level change and oceanographic processes on the development of reefs over the last 10,000 years. It presents analyses of recently attained data from the Great Barrier Reef and reconstructions of the sequence of events which have led to its more recent geomorphology. The authors emphasise the importance of the geomorphological time span and its applications for present management applications. This is a valuable reference for academic researchers in geomorphology and oceanography, and will also appeal to graduate students in related fields. |
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... Great Barrier Reef (GBR) are beyond sight of the mainland. The main reef tract occupies the outer30%to 50%of the shallow(<60m) watersofthecontinental shelfwhich varies from about 250km in width in the south central GBR to lessthan 40km ...
... Great Barrier Reef (GBR) are beyond sight of the mainland. The main reef tract occupies the outer30%to 50%of the shallow(<60m) watersofthecontinental shelfwhich varies from about 250km in width in the south central GBR to lessthan 40km ...
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... central volcanoes and younger shield volcanoes with long lava flows (Fig. 2.1). Central volcanoes are generally older in the north, believed to be the result of plate movement over a stationary mantle plume (Johnson, 2004). Behind the ...
... central volcanoes and younger shield volcanoes with long lava flows (Fig. 2.1). Central volcanoes are generally older in the north, believed to be the result of plate movement over a stationary mantle plume (Johnson, 2004). Behind the ...
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... GBR. By far the largest number occur between 208 and 228S in the Whitsunday, Cumberland, and Northumberland Groups. Most islands occur on the inner 30% of the continental shelf though as ... central. 26 Foundations of the Great Barrier Reef.
... GBR. By far the largest number occur between 208 and 228S in the Whitsunday, Cumberland, and Northumberland Groups. Most islands occur on the inner 30% of the continental shelf though as ... central. 26 Foundations of the Great Barrier Reef.
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... central GBR (Fig. 2.8). With some modification to its timing in view of more recent studies, five phases can be recognized: (1) Post 50Ma – opening of the Coral Sea Basin 50Ma ago produced a fractured continental margin which had been ...
... central GBR (Fig. 2.8). With some modification to its timing in view of more recent studies, five phases can be recognized: (1) Post 50Ma – opening of the Coral Sea Basin 50Ma ago produced a fractured continental margin which had been ...
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... central Great Barrier Reef (from Symonds et al., 1983). Figure 2.9 Seismic events recorded along the Queensland coast between. 2.4 The continental shelf of north-east Australia 31.
... central Great Barrier Reef (from Symonds et al., 1983). Figure 2.9 Seismic events recorded along the Queensland coast between. 2.4 The continental shelf of north-east Australia 31.
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