抄録
New coral microatoll data allow presenting an updated late Holocene sea-level curve for the Gilbert Islands of Kiribati. Examination of build-up elevation and spatial distribution of microatolls, along with radiocarbon age data from coral samples, suggest an approximately 1 m sea-level high stand, possibly lasting from ~3500 to 1900 cal yr BP. Our sea-level curve, which is similar to the one reported from the Marshall Islands, is a baseline to reconstruct the evolution of reef flats and reef islands. In addition, it provides important contextual data to infer human settlement on islands in the west-central Pacific.
本文言語 | English |
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ページ(範囲) | 400-408 |
ページ数 | 9 |
ジャーナル | Quaternary Research (United States) |
巻 | 88 |
号 | 3 |
DOI | |
出版ステータス | Published - 2017 11月 1 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- 人文科学(その他)
- 地表過程
- 地球惑星科学(全般)