Impact of sea-level rise and coral mortality on the wave dynamics and wave forces on barrier reefs

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 155-164

  Baldock, T E ^a   Golshani, A ^a   Callaghan, D P ^a   Saunders, M I ^a   Mumby, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coral health; Reef bathymetry; Reef top wave dynamics; Sea level rise; Wave forces

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; SEA LEVEL; WAVEFRONTS;

COMPLEX RESPONSE; CORAL HEALTH; CORAL REEF SYSTEMS; IMPACTS ON CORALS; ORBITAL VELOCITIES; SEA LEVEL RISE; WAVE DYNAMICS; WAVE FORCE;

REEFS;

BARRIER REEF; BATHYMETRIC SURVEY; COLONY STRUCTURE; CORAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MORTALITY; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; RESILIENCE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; WAVE ACTION; WAVE FIELD; WAVE MODELING; WAVE VELOCITY;

ARTICLE; BARRIER REEF; COLONY RESILIENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORAL; CORAL MORTALITY; CYCLONIC WAVE FORCE; ECOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; LAGOON; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; REEF BATHYMETRY; SEA LEVEL RISE; WAVE DYNAMICS; WAVE FORCE; WAVE ORBITAL VELOCITY; ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; CLIMATE CHANGE; CORAL REEF; HURRICANE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEA; THEORETICAL MODEL; TSUNAMI;

ANTHOZOA;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; CLIMATE CHANGE; CORAL REEFS; CYCLONIC STORMS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OCEANS AND SEAS; TIDAL WAVES;

EID: 84902104196     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.03.058     Document Type: Article

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