Simulating reef response to sea-level rise at Lizard Island: A geospatial approach

Geomorphology

Volumn 222, Issue , 2014, Pages 151-161

  Hamylton, S M ^a   Leon, J X ^a,b   Saunders, M I ^b   Woodroffe, C D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Calcification; Great barrier reef; Reef accretion; Sea level rise

Indexed keywords

CALCIFICATION; CARBONATE PLATFORM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORAL REEF; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; WATER DEPTH;

AUSTRALIA; LIZARD ISLAND; QUEENSLAND;

ANTHOZOA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 84904797164     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2014.03.006     Document Type: Article

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