Internal structure and accretionary history of a nearshore, turbid-zone coral reef: Paluma Shoals, central Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Marine Geology

Volumn 276, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 14-29

  Palmer, S E ^a   Perry, C T ^a   Smithers, S G ^b   Gulliver, P ^c  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coral reef; Great Barrier Reef; Reef growth; Terrigenoclastic carbonate sediment; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

ACROPORA; AUSTRALIA; CARBONATE SEDIMENTS; CORAL GROWTH; CORAL REEF; CORAL RUBBLE; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FLUVIAL SEDIMENT; FOSSIL RECORDS; GREAT BARRIER REEF; HIGH TURBIDITY; INTERNAL STRUCTURE; LIMITING CONDITION; NEARSHORES; PLEISTOCENE CLAYS; PORITES; PROGRADATION; RADIOCARBON DATING; REMOBILISATION; SEDIMENT ACCUMULATION; SUBTIDAL SEDIMENTS; TERRIGENOCLASTIC-CARBONATE SEDIMENT; TIME-SCALES;

CARBONATION; COASTAL ENGINEERING; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; TURBIDITY;

REEFS;

ACCRETION; ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; CORAL REEF; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; EPISODIC EVENT; FOSSIL RECORD; GROWTH RATE; MORTALITY; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; PLEISTOCENE; RADIOCARBON DATING; REMOBILIZATION; TURBIDITY;

AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; PACIFIC OCEAN; PALUMA SHOALS; QUEENSLAND;

ACROPORA PULCHRA; ANTHOZOA; GALAXEA; PORITES;

EID: 77956412015     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2010.07.002     Document Type: Article

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