Search Results - "Woodroffe, Colin D."

Wetland carbon storage controlled by millennial-scale variation in relative sea-level rise by Rogers, Kerrylee, Kelleway, Jeffrey J., Saintilan, Neil, Megonigal, J. Patrick, Adams, Janine B., Holmquist, James R., Lu, Meng, Schile-Beers, Lisa, Zawadzki, Atun, Mazumder, Debashish, Woodroffe, Colin D.

“…Coastal wetlands (mangrove, tidal marsh and seagrass) sustain the highest rates of carbon sequestration per unit area of all natural systems 1 , 2 , primarily…”
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Interactions between sea-level rise and wave exposure on reef island dynamics in the Solomon Islands by Albert, Simon, Leon, Javier X, Grinham, Alistair R, Church, John A, Gibbes, Badin R, Woodroffe, Colin D

“…Low-lying reef islands in the Solomon Islands provide a valuable window into the future impacts of global sea-level rise. Sea-level rise has been predicted to…”
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Surface elevation change and vegetation distribution dynamics in a subtropical coastal wetland: Implications for coastal wetland response to climate change by Rogers, Kerrylee, Saintilan, Neil, Woodroffe, Colin D.

“…The response of coastal wetlands to sea-level rise is receiving global attention and observed changes in the distribution of mangrove and salt marsh are…”
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Rates of shoreline change along the coast of Bangladesh by Sarwar, Md. Golam Mahabub, Woodroffe, Colin D.

“…Bangladesh, at the confluence of the sediment-laden Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers, supports an enormous and rapidly growing population (>140 million in 2011),…”
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Rapid shoreline progradation followed by vertical foredune building at Pedro Beach, southeastern Australia by Oliver, Thomas S.N., Tamura, Toru, Short, Andrew D., Woodroffe, Colin D.

“…At Pedro Beach on the southeastern coast of Australia a series of foredune ridges provides an opportunity to explore the morphodynamic paradigm as it applies…”
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Historical area and shoreline change of reef islands around Tarawa Atoll, Kiribati by Biribo, Naomi, Woodroffe, Colin D

“…Low-lying reef islands on atolls appear to be threatened by impacts of observed and anticipated sea-level rise. This study examines changes in shoreline…”
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Coastal Ecosystems: A Critical Element of Risk Reduction by Spalding, Mark D, McIvor, Anna L, Beck, Michael W, Koch, Evamaria W, Möller, Iris, Reed, Denise J, Rubinoff, Pamela, Spencer, Thomas, Tolhurst, Trevor J, Wamsley, Ty V, Wesenbeeck, Bregje K, Wolanski, Eric, Woodroffe, Colin D

“…The conservation of coastal ecosystems can provide considerable coastal protection benefits, but this role has not been sufficiently accounted for in coastal…”
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Improving the synoptic mapping of coral reef geomorphology using object-based image analysis by Leon, Javier, Woodroffe, Colin D.

“…Monitoring coral reefs is of great importance for environmental management of these ecosystems. The use of remote sensing and geographical information systems…”
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Winners and losers as mangrove, coral and seagrass ecosystems respond to sea-level rise in Solomon Islands by Albert, Simon, Saunders, Megan I, Roelfsema, Chris M, Leon, Javier X, Johnstone, Elizabeth, Mackenzie, Jock R, Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove, Grinham, Alistair R, Phinn, Stuart R, Duke, Norman C, Mumby, Peter J, Kovacs, Eva, Woodroffe, Colin D

“…A 2007 earthquake in the western Solomon Islands resulted in a localised subsidence event in which sea level (relative to the previous coastal settings) rose…”
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Chronology, Morphology and GPR-imaged Internal Structure of the Callala Beach Prograded Barrier in Southeastern Australia by Oliver, Thomas S. N., Woodroffe, Colin D.

“…Oliver, T.S.N., and Woodroffe, C.D., 2016. Chronology, Morphology and GPR-imaged Internal Structure of the Callala Beach Prograded Barrier in Southeastern…”
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Modelling Hydrodynamic Impacts of Sea-Level Rise on Wave-Dominated Australian Estuaries with Differing Geomorphology by Kumbier, Kristian, Carvalho, Rafael, Woodroffe, Colin

“…Sea-level rise (SLR) will affect the hydrodynamics and flooding characteristics of estuaries which are a function of the geomorphology of particular estuarine…”
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Surficial sediment data from the Shoalhaven River delta: Bed channel and adjacent beach by Carvalho, Rafael C., Woodroffe, Colin D.

“…Estuaries on wave-dominated coasts generally comprise three sedimentary environments: fluvial sands and gravels derived from the catchment; marine sands…”
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Assessing relative vulnerability to sea-level rise in the western part of the Mekong River Delta in Vietnam by Nguyen, Thang T. X., Woodroffe, Colin D.

“…The Mekong River Delta in Vietnam plays a crucial role for the region in terms of food security and socioeconomic development; however, it is one of the most…”
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High coral cover on a mesophotic, subtropical island platform at the limits of coral reef growth by Linklater, Michelle, Carroll, Andrew G., Hamylton, Sarah M., Jordan, Alan R., Brooke, Brendan P., Nichol, Scott L., Woodroffe, Colin D.

“…Balls Pyramid is a volcanic monolith rising 552m from the Tasman Sea, 24km southeast of the Pacific Ocean's southernmost modern coral reef at Lord Howe Island…”
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Formation of beach‐ridge plains: an appreciation of the contribution by Jack L. Davies by Oliver, Thomas S.N., Thom, Bruce G., Woodroffe, Colin D.

“…A robust debate among coastal geomorphologists as to the processes by which beach‐ridge plains around Australia have formed was initiated by a former President…”
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Incremental accretion of a sandy reef island over the past 3000 years indicated by component-specific radiocarbon dating by Woodroffe, Colin D., Samosorn, Bongkoch, Hua, Quan, Hart, Deirdre E.

“…Low‐lying reef islands appear particularly threatened by anticipated sea‐level rise, and determining how they formed and whether they are continuing to…”
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Postglacial Fringing-Reef to Barrier-Reef conversion on Tahiti links Darwin's reef types by Blanchon, Paul, Granados-Corea, Marian, Abbey, Elizabeth, Braga, Juan C., Braithwaite, Colin, Kennedy, David M., Spencer, Tom, Webster, Jody M., Woodroffe, Colin D.

“…In 1842 Charles Darwin claimed that vertical growth on a subsiding foundation caused fringing reefs to transform into barrier reefs then atolls. Yet…”
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Interdecadal Foredune Changes along the Southeast Australian Coastline: 1942–2014 by Doyle, Thomas B., Short, Andrew D., Ruggiero, Peter, Woodroffe, Colin D.

“…Foredunes are important features within coastal landscapes, yet there are relatively few medium to long-term studies on how they evolve and change over time…”
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Late Quaternary sea-level highstands in the central and eastern Indian Ocean: A review by Woodroffe, Colin D.

“…The relative sea-level history of several atolls in the central and eastern Indian Ocean, including the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Chagos Archipelago, and the…”
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Reef-island topography and the vulnerability of atolls to sea-level rise by Woodroffe, Colin D.

“…Low-lying reef islands on the rim of atolls are perceived as particularly vulnerable to the impacts of sea-level rise. Three effects are inferred: erosion of…”
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