U-series evidence for widespread reef development in Shark Bay during the last interglacial

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 259, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 424-435

  O'Leary, Michael J ^a,b   Hearty, Paul J ^c   McCulloch, Malcolm T ^d  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hypersaline; MIS 5e; Reef; Shark Bay; Stromatolite; U series

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; FOSSIL RECORD; HOLOCENE; HYPERSALINE ENVIRONMENT; LAST INTERGLACIAL; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; REEF FORMATION; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SILL; STROMATOLITE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SHARK BAY; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ANTHOZOA; CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 40649086594     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2007.10.022     Document Type: Article

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