Impacts of Cyclone Yasi on nearshore, terrigenous sediment-dominated reefs of the central Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Geomorphology

Volumn 222, Issue , 2014, Pages 92-105

  Perry, C T ^a   Smithers, S G ^b   Kench, P S ^c   Pears, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cyclone; Cyclone Yasi; Great barrier reef; Inner shelf reefs; Reef geomorphology

Indexed keywords

COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; CORAL REEF; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TERRIGENOUS DEPOSIT; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WAVE HEIGHT;

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

ACROPORA; ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84904792810     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2014.03.012     Document Type: Article

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