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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... rates to which the local corals are adapted. The relationship between reefs and sedimentation rates is discussed in Chapter 13. As Risk (1992) noted: ''a 'monitoring' program that does not include sedimentologists (geomorpholo- gists ...
... rates to which the local corals are adapted. The relationship between reefs and sedimentation rates is discussed in Chapter 13. As Risk (1992) noted: ''a 'monitoring' program that does not include sedimentologists (geomorpholo- gists ...
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... rates of coral and reef growth, sediment movement, and rates of sedimentation. These and many more studies carried out since 1982 form the foundation for the present work. 1.5 Outline of the following chapters The organization of coasts ...
... rates of coral and reef growth, sediment movement, and rates of sedimentation. These and many more studies carried out since 1982 form the foundation for the present work. 1.5 Outline of the following chapters The organization of coasts ...
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... rates of geomorphological processes through the Holocene. It also makes comparisons between the GBR and other reefs of the world. In Chapter 12 the rapidly changing paleogeo- graphy of the GBR region during the postglacial transgression ...
... rates of geomorphological processes through the Holocene. It also makes comparisons between the GBR and other reefs of the world. In Chapter 12 the rapidly changing paleogeo- graphy of the GBR region during the postglacial transgression ...
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... rate of about 7cm a year having separated from Antarctica and the other Gondwana continents 30Ma earlier (Johnson, 2004). Eastern Australia had already commenced its own period of rifting with the Tasman Sea opening up over a 30 million ...
... rate of about 7cm a year having separated from Antarctica and the other Gondwana continents 30Ma earlier (Johnson, 2004). Eastern Australia had already commenced its own period of rifting with the Tasman Sea opening up over a 30 million ...
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... rates that are significantly higher than those possible if they were solely heterotrophic (Chalker and Dunlap, 1983; Barnes and Chalker, 1990). Calcification rates, and thus the accumulation of calcium carbonateproducts, or reef growth ...
... rates that are significantly higher than those possible if they were solely heterotrophic (Chalker and Dunlap, 1983; Barnes and Chalker, 1990). Calcification rates, and thus the accumulation of calcium carbonateproducts, or reef growth ...
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