Geomorphological evolution of Lord Howe Island and carbonate production at the latitudinal limit to reef growth

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 188-201

  Woodroffe, Colin D ^a   Kennedy, David M ^b   Brooke, Brendan P ^c   Dickson, Mark E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^c Petroleum and Marine Division   (Australia)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Coral atoll; Lord Howe Island; Marine planation; Plunging cliff; Reef evolution

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE SYSTEM; CORAL REEF; GEOMORPHOLOGY; VOLCANIC LANDFORM;

LORD HOWE ISLAND; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ALGAE; ANTHOZOA;

EID: 31144435565     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/05A-0014.1     Document Type: Article

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