Late Holocene island reef development on the inner zone of the northern Great Barrier Reef: Insights from Low Isles Reef

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 669-683

  Frank, T D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Australia; Carbonate sediments; Great Barrier Reef; Holocene; Queensland

Indexed keywords

BARRIER REEF; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; CORAL REEF; DEPOSITION; HOLOCENE; MODELING; REEF FORMATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; LOW ISLES REEF; PACIFIC OCEAN; QUEENSLAND;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 45949102597     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120090801982835     Document Type: Article

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