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Pollen analysis of mangrove sediments as a sea-level indicator: assessment from Tongatapu, Tonga

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posted on 2023-05-20, 03:47 authored by Joanna EllisonJoanna Ellison
Increasing necessity for precision in Holocene sea-level records calls for definitive sea-level indicators to be assessed. These are reviewed by use of examples from the S.W. Pacific, and the technique of pollen analysis of mangrove sediments evaluated as a high resolution sea-level indicator. Example is given how a fully calibrated sea-level reconstruction can be gained from Holocene mangrove peat units from Tongatapu, Tonga, by application of features established from a modern analogue of surface samples to interpret fossil pollen patterns.

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Publication title

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volume

74

Issue

3-4

Pagination

327-341

ISSN

0031-0182

Department/School

School of Geography, Planning and Spatial Sciences

Publisher

Elsevier Science Bv

Place of publication

Po Box 211, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1000 Ae

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© 1989 Elsevier Science Publishers B.V.

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  • Restricted

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Effects of climate change on the South Pacific (excl. Australia and New Zealand) (excl. social impacts)

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