Linking pattern to process in reef sediment dynamics at Lady Musgrave Island, southern Great Barrier Reef

Sedimentology

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1634-1650

  Hamylton, Sarah M ^a   Carvalho, Rafael C ^a   Duce, Stephanie ^b   Roelfsema, Chris M ^c   Vila Concejo, Ana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbonate sediments; Grain size; Great Barrier Reef; Lagoon infill; Reef Island; Wave power

Indexed keywords

BIOMINERALIZATION; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBONATION; DEPOSITION; DYNAMICS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; SHEAR STRESS; SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION; WAVE POWER;

BIOPHYSICAL PROCESS; CARBONATE SEDIMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GEOSPATIAL TECHNIQUES; GRAIN SIZE; GREAT BARRIER REEF; LAGOON INFILL; SEDIMENT GRAIN SIZE;

REEFS;

CALCIFICATION; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; COASTAL SEDIMENT; DEPOSITION; GRAIN SIZE; INFILL; LAGOON; REEF; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SPATIAL DATA; WAVE POWER;

AUSTRALIA; CORAL SEA; GREAT BARRIER REEF; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 85045840872     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: 13653091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sed.12278     Document Type: Article

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