Geomorphology of submerged reefs on the shelf edge of the Great Barrier Reef: The influence of oscillating Pleistocene sea-levels

Marine Geology

Volumn 288, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 61-78

  Abbey, Elizabeth ^a   Webster, Jody M ^a   Beaman, Robin J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Continental shelf; Geomorphology; Sea level change; Submerged reefs; Terraces

Indexed keywords

ACCOMMODATION SPACE; ACOUSTIC BACKSCATTER; AUSTRALIA; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; CONTINUOUS BARRIER; DATA SETS; DEPTH RANGE; DOUBLE BARRIERS; GREAT BARRIER REEF; LOW-AMPLITUDE; MORPHOMETRICS; NET GAIN; OCEANIC ISLANDS; OCEANOGRAPHIC PROCESS; PLEISTOCENE; RELATIVE TIME; SEA LEVEL RISE; SEA-LEVEL OSCILLATIONS; SEALEVEL CHANGE; SHELF EDGES; SINGLE BEAM; SPATIAL EXTENT; SUBMERGED REEFS; TERRACES; TIDAL CHANNEL; VERTICAL ACCRETION;

ECOSYSTEMS; GEOMORPHOLOGY;

REEFS;

ACCRETION; AMPLITUDE; BACKSCATTER; BATHYMETRY; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DATA SET; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GROWTH; JUVENILE; MORPHOMETRY; OCEANOGRAPHY; OSCILLATION; PLEISTOCENE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REEF; RESOLUTION; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SHELF BREAK; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TERRACE;

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

VIPERINAE;

EID: 80053344725     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2011.08.006     Document Type: Article

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