Rapid relative sea-level fall along north-eastern Australia between 1200 and 800cal.yrBP: An appraisal of the oyster evidence

Marine Geology

Volumn 370, Issue , 2015, Pages 20-30

  Lewis, Stephen E ^a   Wüst, Raphael A J ^a   Webster, Jody M ^b   Collins, John ^a   Wright, Shelley A ^c   Jacobsen, Geraldine ^d  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^d AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crassostrea echinata; Great Barrier Reef; Magnetic Island; Oyster visor; Saccostrea cucullata; Sea level change

Indexed keywords

GLACIAL GEOLOGY; MOLLUSCS; REEFS; SHELLFISH; SURVEYS;

CRASSOSTREA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; MAGNETIC ISLAND; OYSTER VISOR; SACCOSTREA CUCULLATA; SEALEVEL CHANGE;

SEA LEVEL;

COASTAL ZONE; DATUM; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HOLOCENE; MOLLUSC; RADIOCARBON DATING; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

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

ANTHOZOA; CRASSOSTREA; OSTREIDAE; SACCOSTREA CUCCULLATA;

EID: 84943654468     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2015.09.014     Document Type: Article

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