The future of low‐lying reef islands has been the subject of international concern, scientific
debate, and media interest in the last decade. As a result of sea‐level rise, atoll islands are …

Beaches that are geologically controlled by rock and coral formations are the rule, not the
exception. This paper reviews the current understanding of geologically controlled beaches …

Written for anyone interested in coastal geomorphology, this is the complete guide to the
processes at work on our coastlines and the resulting features seen in coastal systems …

Low-lying atoll islands are widely perceived to erode in response to measured and future
sea-level rise. Using historical aerial photography and satellite images this study presents …

Wotje Atoll is located at 9° 25′ N and 170° 04′ E within the Republic of the Marshall
Islands in the central Pacific Ocean. As on other atolls, the islands perched along the rim of …

This book provides a wide-ranging comparative analysis of contemporary economic, social,
political and environmental change in small islands, island states and territories, through …

Sea-surface temperature (SST) warming events, which are projected to increase in
frequency and intensity with climate change, represent major threats to coral reefs. How …

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 …

The geological stability and existence of low-lying atoll nations is threatened by sea-level
rise and climate change. Funafuti Atoll, in the tropical Pacific Ocean, has experienced some …

Abstract FORD, M., 2012. Shoreline changes on an urban atoll in the central Pacific Ocean:
Majuro atoll, Marshall Islands. Majuro is the capital and most populated atoll in the Republic …