Reconstructing tropical paleoshorelines using archaeological data: Examples from the Fiji archipelago, Southwest Pacific

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 21, Issue SPEC. ISS. 42, 2005, Pages 15-25

  Nunn, Patrick D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

Author keywords

Coral reefs; Lagoon; Mangroves; Nearshore sedimentation; Sea level change

Indexed keywords

HOLOCENE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

FIJI; MELANESIA; OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; WORLD;

ANTHOZOA; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 22444443814     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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