Quaternary development of resilient reefs on the subsiding kimberley continental margin, Northwest Australia

Quaternary development of resilient reefs on the subsiding kimberley continental margin, Northwest Australia

The Kimberley region in remote northwest Australia has poorly known reef systems of two types; coastal fringing reefs and atoll-like shelf-edge reefs. As a major geomorphic feature (from 12ºS to 18ºS) situated along a subsiding continental margin, the shelf edge reefs are in a tropical realm with wa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Collins, Lindsay, Testa, V.
Other Authors: Professor Dr. Ana Maria Setubal Pires-Vanin
Format: Conference Paper
Published: Universidade de Sao Paulo * Instituto Oceanografico 2010
Subjects:
Geomorphology
Quaternary
sea-level
Coral reefs
Australia
Seismic architecture
Geochronology
Holocene
Carbonate platform
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40747

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40747

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