Pleistocene morphology and holocene emergence of Christmas (Kiritimati) Island, Pacific Ocean

Coral Reefs

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 235-248

  Woodroffe, C D ^a   McLean, R F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atoll; Christmas Island; Emergence; Holocene; Pleistocene; Radiometric dating

Indexed keywords

ATOLL; CORAL REEF; EMERGENCE; HOLOCENE; PLEISTOCENE; RADIOCARBON DATING; URANIUM SERIES DATING;

CHRISTMAS ISLAND;

ACROPORA; PORITES; TRIDACNA;

EID: 0031693374     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003380050124     Document Type: Article

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