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Pollen analysis of mangrove sediments as a sea-level indicator: assessment from Tongatapu, Tonga
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Ellison, JC, Pollen analysis of mangrove sediments as a sea-level indicator: assessment from Tongatapu, Tonga, Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 74, (3-4) pp. 327-341. ISSN 0031-0182 (1989) [Refereed Article]
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© 1989 Elsevier Science Publishers B.V.
DOI: doi:10.1016/0031-0182(89)90068-0
Abstract
Increasing necessity for precision in Holocene sea-level records calls for definitive sea-level indicators to be assessed. These are reviewed by use of examples from the S.W. Pacific, and the technique of pollen analysis of mangrove sediments evaluated as a high resolution sea-level indicator. Example is given how a fully calibrated sea-level reconstruction can be gained from Holocene mangrove peat units from Tongatapu, Tonga, by application of features established from a modern analogue of surface samples to interpret fossil pollen patterns.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Pacific islands, relative sea level change, stratigraphy, Holocene |
| Research Division: | Earth Sciences |
| Research Group: | Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience |
| Research Field: | Quaternary Environments |
| Objective Division: | Environment |
| Objective Group: | Climate and Climate Change |
| Objective Field: | Effects of Climate Change and Variability on the South Pacific (excl. Australia and New Zealand) (excl. Social Impacts) |
| UTAS Author: | Ellison, JC (Associate Professor Joanna Ellison) |
| ID Code: | 132751 |
| Year Published: | 1989 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 75 |
| Deposited By: | Geography and Spatial Science |
| Deposited On: | 2019-05-20 |
| Last Modified: | 2019-08-12 |
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