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 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:	Environmental Policy, Climate Change and Natural Hazards
Objective Group:	Understanding climate change
Objective Field:	Effects of climate change 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:	85
Deposited By:	Geography and Spatial Science
Deposited On:	2019-05-20
Last Modified:	2019-08-12
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