Search Results - "Owen, Susan D."

Patterns of island change and persistence offer alternate adaptation pathways for atoll nations by Kench, Paul S., Ford, Murray R., Owen, Susan D.

“…Sea-level rise and climatic change threaten the existence of atoll nations. Inundation and erosion are expected to render islands uninhabitable over the next…”
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Evidence for coral island formation during rising sea level in the central Pacific Ocean by Kench, Paul S., Owen, Susan D., Ford, Murray R.

“…The timing and evolution of Jabat Island, Marshall Islands, was investigated using morphostratigraphic analysis and radiometric dating. Results show the first…”
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Island change framework defines dominant modes of atoll island dynamics in response to environmental change by Kench, Paul S., Sengupta, Meghna, Ford, Murray R., Owen, Susan D.

“…Climatic change threatens the persistence of atoll islands and the cultural and ecosystem services they support. However, adaptation and ecosystem management…”
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Sustained coral reef growth in the critical wave dissipation zone of a Maldivian atoll by Kench, Paul S., Beetham, Edward P., Turner, Tracey, Morgan, Kyle M., Owen, Susan D., McLean, Roger. F.

“…Abstract Sea-level rise is expected to outpace the capacity of coral reefs to grow and maintain their wave protection function, exacerbating coastal flooding…”
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Climate-forced sea-level lowstands in the Indian Ocean during the last two millennia by Kench, Paul S., McLean, Roger F., Owen, Susan D., Ryan, Emma, Morgan, Kyle M, Ke, Lin, Wang, Xianfeng, Roy, Keven

“…Sea-level reconstructions over the past two millennia provide a pre-industrial context to assess whether the magnitude and rate of modern sea-level change is…”
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Reply to: Climate did not drive Common Era Maldivian sea-level lowstands by Kench, Paul S., McLean, Roger F., Wang, Xianfeng, Owen, Susan D., Ryan, Emma, Morgan, Kyle M., Lin, Ke, Roy, Keven

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Holocene sea level dynamics drive formation of a large atoll island in the central Indian Ocean by Kench, Paul S., Owen, Susan D., Beetham, Edward P., Mann, Thomas, McLean, Roger F., Ashton, Andrew

“…The impact of global environmental change on coral reef islands is uncertain with few studies having resolved the critical controls on island formation and…”
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