Coral microatolls

Aron J. Meltzner; Colin D. Woodroffe

doi:10.1002/9781118452547.ch8

Coral microatolls

Aron J. Meltzner^*, Colin D. Woodroffe

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Abstract

Coral microatolls are valuable paleo-sea-level indicators not only because of their vertical precision but also because individual coral colonies grow and respond to sea level for decades to centuries: unlike shorter-lived organisms, they contain filtered records of sea level over sustained periods. In tectonic settings, microatolls record both gradual (interseismic and postseismic) and sudden (coseismic) vertical changes. This chapter describes how to use microatolls to reconstruct relative sea-level histories. We discuss the utility and limitations of microatolls; site and sample selection; field techniques; documentation strategies; slab processing, analysis, and interpretation; dating; vertical accuracy; sources of error; and indicative meaning.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Handbook of Sea-Level Research
Publisher	Wiley-Blackwell
Pages	125-145
Number of pages	21
ISBN (Electronic)	9781118452547
ISBN (Print)	9781118452585
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118452547.ch8
Publication status	Published - Feb 20 2015
Externally published	Yes

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ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Medicine (miscellaneous)

Keywords

Dating
Diedowns
Documentation
Height of living coral
Highest level of growth
Highest level of survival
HLC
HLG
HLS
Intertidal

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