Implications of reef ecosystem change for the stability and maintenance of coral reef islands

Coral reef islands are among the most vulnerable environments on Earth to climate change because they are low lying and largely constructed from unconsolidated sediments that can be readily reworked by waves and currents. These sediments derive entirely from surrounding coral reef and reef flat envi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Perry, C., Kench, P., Smithers, S., Riegl, B., Yamano, H., O'Leary, Mick
Format: Journal Article
Published: Blackwell Publishing 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/52523