Palaeoshorelines and associated palaeo-coastal features are studied to reconstruct past
sea level, climate, and depositional environments. Their identification typically depends on …

The development of coral reef framework and the preservational character of both in-situ
and rubble coral is strongly influenced by a range of physical, chemical and biologically …

Cover. True-color moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer (MODIS) satellite image
05292003 showing the eight principal islands of the Hawaiian Island chain from May 21 …

Chattian mixed carbonate-siliciclastic deposits from two palaeogeographic units of Southern
Alps, the Lessini Shelf and Venetian foreland basin of northeast Italy, are studied with …

Marine conglomerates at high elevation on the flanks of ocean islands are usually
interpreted as evidence of mega-tsunamis generated by volcano flank collapses, although …

The growth and decay of ocean islands is normally accompanied by vertical movements.
These movements probably result from the combination of several processes, chiefly:(1) the …

The upper insular slope of southwest Puerto Rico is defined as extending from the shelf
break at~ 20 m water depth down to a depth of~ 160 m where there is a pronounced change …

We present four new high-resolution multibeam bathymetry datasets from the shelf edge of
the northern Great Barrier Reef (GBR). Analysis of these data, combined with Chirp sub …

Coralline algae are common components in Messinian reefs in the Sorbas Basin in SE
Spain and in the Salento Peninsula (southern Italy). They occur encrusting coral skeletons …

Although oolitic sands are widespread throughout the Phanerozoic carbonate rock record,
and they are abundant in some modern shallow-marine carbonate systems, recent ooids …