Geology of Heron Island and adjacent reefs, great barrier reef, Australia

Episodes

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 110-119

  Jell, John S ^a   Webb, Gregory E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMORPHOLOGY; HOLOCENE; LAGOON; LIMESTONE; MICROBIALITE; REEF; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; HERON ISLAND; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84906093800     PISSN: 07053797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18814/epiiugs/2012/v35i1/010     Document Type: Review

References (48)

1. Abbey, E., Webster, J.M. and Beaman, R.J., 2011, Geomorphology of submerged reefs on the shelf edge of the Great Barrier Reef: The influence of oscillating Pleistocene sea-levels: Marine Geology, v. 288, pp. 61-78.
2. Beaman, R.J., Webster, J.M. and Wust, R.A.J., 2008, New evidence for drowned shelf edge reefs in the Great Barrier Reef: Marine Geology, v. 247, pp. 17-34.
3. Blanchon, P., Jones, B. and Kalbfleisch, W., 1997, Anatomy of a fringing reef around Grand Cayman: storm rubble, not coral framework: Journal of Sedimentary Research, v. 67, pp. 1-16.
4. Braithwaite, C.J.R. and Montaggioni, L.F., 2009, The Great Barrier Reef: a 700 000 year diagenetic history: Sedimentology, v. 56, pp. 1591-1622.
5. Braithwaite, C.J.R., Dalmasso, H., Gilmour, M.A., Harkness, D.G., Henderson, G.M., Kay, R.L.F., Kroon, D., Montaggioni, L.F. and Wilson, P.A., 2004, The Great Barrier Reef: the chronological record from a new borehole: Journal of Sedimentary Research, v. 74, pp. 298-310.
6. Brandon, D.E., 1973, Waters of the Great Barrier Reef Province, in Jones, O.A. and Endean, R. (eds), Biology and geology of coral reefs. 1. Geology, 1: Academic Press, New York, pp. 187-232.
7. Davies, P.J., 1974, Subsurface solution unconformities at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef: 2nd International Coral Reef Symposium, Proceedings, v. 2, pp. 573-578.
8. Davies, P.J., 2011, Great Barrier reef: origin, evolution, and modern development, in Hopley, D. (ed), Encyclopedia of modern coral reefs: structure, form and process: Springer, Dordrecht, pp. 504-534.
9. Davies, P.J. and Hopley, D., 1983, Growth facies and growth rates of Holocene reefs in the Great Barrier Reef: BMR Journal of Australian Geology and Geophysics, v. 8, pp. 237-252.
10. Davies, P.J. and McKenzie, J.A., 1993, Controls on the Pliocene-Pleistocene evolution of the NorthEastern Australian continental margin: Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, Scientific Results, v. 133, pp.755-762.
11. Davies, P.J. and Peerdeman, F.M., 1998, The origin of the Great Barrier Reef-The impact of Leg 133 drilling: International Association of Sedimentologists, Special Publication, no. 25, pp. 23-38.
12. Davies, P.J., Symonds, P.A., Feary, D.A. and Pigram, C.J., 1988, Facies models in exploration-The carbonate platforms of North-east Australia: APEA Journal, v.28, pp. 123-143.
13. Davies, P.J., Braga, J.C., Lund, M. and Webster, J.M., 2004, Holocene deep water algal buildups on the Eastern Australian shelf: Palaios, v. 19, pp. 598-609.
14. Dubois, N., Kindler, P., Spezzaferri, S. and Coric, S., 2008, The initiation of the southern central Great Barrier Reef: New multiproxy data from Pleistocene distal sediments from the Marion Plateau (NE Australia): Marine Geology, v. 250, pp. 223-233.
15. Fairbridge, R.W., 1950, Recent and Pleistocene coral reefs of Australia: Journal of Geology, v. 58, pp. 330-401.
16. Flood, P.G., 1993, Geological history of the reef, in Mather, P. and Bennett, I. (eds), A coral reef handbook: Surrey Beatty and Sons, Sydney, pp. 3-6.
17. Flood, P.G. and Jell, J.S., 1977, The effect of cyclone "David" (January, 1976) on the sediment distribution patterns on Heron Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia: Third International Coral Reef Symposium, Miami, Proceedings, v. 2, pp. 119-126.
18. Harvey, N., 1986, The Great Barrier Reef: Shallow seismic investigations: Geography Department, James Cook University, Monograph Series, no. 14, 103 pp.
19. Hopley, D., 1982, The geomorphology of the Great Barrier Reef: Quaternary development of coral reefs: John Wiley, New York, 451 pp.
20. Hopley, D., Smithers, S.G. and Parnell, K.E., 2007, The geomorphology of the Great Barrier Reef: development, diversity, and change: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 532 pp.
21. Hubbard, D.K., Miller, A.I. and Scaturo, D., 1990, Production and cycling of calcium carbonate in a shelf-edge reef system (St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands): Applications to the nature of reef systems in the fossil record: Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, v. 60, pp. 335-360.
22. Hubbard, D.K., Gill, I.P. and Burke, R.B., 2001, The role of framework in modern reefs and its application to ancient systems, in Stanley, G.D., Jr. (ed), The history and sedimentology of ancient reef systems: Kluwer Academic, pp. 351-386.
23. Jell, J.S. and Flood, P.G., 1978, Guide to the geology of reefs of the Capricorn and Bunker groups, Great Barrier Reef Province, with special reference to Heron Reef: Department of Geology, University of Queensland, Papers, v. 8, pp. 1-85.
24. Maiklem, W.R., 1968, The Capricorn reef complex, Great Barrier Reef, Australia: Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, v. 38, pp. 785-798.
25. Maiklem, W.R., 1970, Carbonate sediments of the Capricorn reef complex, Great Barrier Reef, Australia: Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, v. 40, pp. 55-80.
26. Marshall, J.F., 1977, Marine geology of the Capricorn Channel area: Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics, Bulletin, v. 163.
27. Marshall, J.F., 1983, The Pleistocene foundations of the Great Barrier Reef, in Baker, J.T., Carter, R.M., Sammarro, P.W., and Stark, K.P. (eds), Proceedings of the Great Barrier Reef Conference: James Cook University, Townsville, pp. 123-128.
28. Marshall, J.F. and Davies, P.J., 1982, Internal structure and Holocene evolution of One Tree Reef, southern Great Barrier Reef: Coral Reefs, v. 1, pp. 21-28.
29. Mathews, E.J., Heap, A.D. and Woods, M., 2007, Inter-reefal seabed sediments and geomorphology of the Great Barrier Reef, a spatial analysis: Geoscience Australia, Record, 2007/09, 140 pp.
30. Maxwell, W.G.H., 1968, Atlas of the Great Barrier Reef: Elsevier, Amsterdam.
31. Maxwell, W.G.H., 1969, Physical geography and oceanography, in The future of the Great Barrier Reef: Australian Conservation Foundation, Special Publication, no. 3, pp. 5-14.
32. Maxwell, W.G.H. and Maiklem, W.R., 1964, Lithofacies analysis, southern part of the Great Barrier Reef: Department of Geology, University of Queensland, Papers, v. 5, pp. 1-21.
33. Maxwell, W.G.H., Day, R.W. and Fleming, P.J.G., 1961, Carbonate sedimentation on Heron Island Reef, Great Barrier Reef: Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, v. 31, pp. 215-230.
34. Maxwell, W.G.H., Jell, J.S. and McKellar, R.G., 1964, Differentiation of carbonate sediments on the Heron Island Reef: Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, v. 34, pp. 294-308.
35. Montaggioni, L.F., 2005, History of Indo-Pacific coral reef systems since the last glaciations: Development patterns and controlling factors: Earth Science Reviews, v. 71, pp. 1-75.
36. Montaggioni L.F. and Braithwaite, C.J.R., 2009, Quaternary coral reef systems: history, development processes and controlling factors: Elsevier, Amsterdam, 532 pp.
37. Northdurft, L.D., Webb, G.E., Opdyke, B.N., Price, G.J. and Zhao, J.-x., 2010, Keep up, catch up or give up: implications of shallow transect coring, Heron Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia: 2010 Australian Earth Sciences Convention (AESC), Geological Society of Australia, 4-8 July, National Convention Centre, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Abstracts, pp. 231-232.
38. Richards, H.C. and Hill, D., 1942. Great Barrier Reef bores, 1926 and 1937: Report of the Great Barrier Reef Committee, v. 5, pp. 1-111.
39. Riegl, B., 2001, Inhibition of reef framework by frequent disturbance: examples from the Arabian Gulf, South Africa, and the Cayman Islands: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 175, pp. 79-101.
40. Ryan, D.A., Opdyke, B.N. and Jell, J.S., 2001, Holocene sediments of Wistari Reef: towards a global quantification of coral reef related neritic sedimentation in the Holocene: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, v. 175, pp. 173-184.
41. Seard, C., Camoin, G., Yokoyama, Y., Matsuzaki, H., Durand, N., Bard, E., Sepulcre, S., and Deschamps, P., 2011, Microbialite development patterns in the last deglacial reefs from Tahiti (French Polynesia; IODP Expedition #310): Implications on reef framework architecture: Marine Geology, v. 279, pp. 63-86.
42. Smith, B.T., Frankel, E. and Jell, J.S., 1998, Lagoonal sedimentation and reef development on Heron Reef, southern Great Barrier Reef Province: International Association of Sedimentologists, Special Publication, v. 25, pp.281-294.
43. Symonds, P.A., Davies, P.J. and Parisi, A. 1983, Structure and stratigraphy of the Great Barrier Reef: BMR Journal of Australian Geology and Geophysics, v. 8, pp. 277-291.
44. Veeh, H.H. and Veevers, J.J., 1970, Sea level at-175 m off the Great Barrier Reef: Nature, v. 226, pp. 536-537.
45. Webb, G.E. and Jell, J.S., 2006, Growth rate of Holocene reefal microbialites-implications for use as environmental proxies, Heron Reef southern Great Barrier Reef: Australian Earth Science Convention, Melbourne, 2-6 July, Extended Abstracts, Searchable Compact Disc (ISBN 0-646-46265-2), doi:10.1071/ASEG2006ab191.
46. Webb, G.E., Baker, J. C. and Jell, J. S., 1998, Inferred syngenetic textural evolution in Holocene cryptic reefal microbialites, Heron Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia: Geology, v. 26, pp. 355-358.
47. Wolanski, E., 1994, Physical oceanographic processes of the Great Barrier Reef: CRC Press, Boca Raton, 194 pp.
48. Yokoyama, Y., Purcell, A., Marshall, J.F. and Lambeck, K., 2006, Sea-level during the early deglaciation period in the Great Barrier Reef, Australia: Global and Planetary Change, v. 53, pp. 147-153.