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: Lindsay B. Collins, Viviane Testa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2010-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Oceanography
Subjects:
Recifes de corais
Plataforma carbonática
Arquitetura sísmica
Quaternário
Holoceno
Nível do mar
Geocronologia
Geomorfologia
Australia
Coral reefs
Carbonate platform
Seismic architecture
Quaternary
Holocene
Sea-level
Geochronology
Geomorphology
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