INTERTIDAL MANGROVE FORAMINIFERA FROM THE CENTRAL GREAT BARRIER REEF SHELF, AUSTRALIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR SEA-LEVEL RECONSTRUCTION

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Research Article| July 01, 2005 INTERTIDAL MANGROVE FORAMINIFERA FROM THE CENTRAL GREAT BARRIER REEF SHELF, AUSTRALIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR SEA-LEVEL RECONSTRUCTION Sarah A. Woodroffe; Sarah A. Woodroffe 1Department of Geography, University of Durham, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK. E-mail: S.A.Woodroffe@durham.ac.uk Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Ben P. Horton; Ben P. Horton 2Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104-6316, USA. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Piers Larcombe; Piers Larcombe 3Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Pakefield Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 0HT, UK. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar John E. Whittaker John E. Whittaker 4Micropalaeontology Research, Department of Palaeontology, The Natural History Museum, London SW7 5BD, UK. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Journal of Foraminiferal Research (2005) 35 (3): 259–270. https://doi.org/10.2113/35.3.259 Article history received: 12 Aug 2003 accepted: 01 Dec 2004 first online: 03 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Sarah A. Woodroffe, Ben P. Horton, Piers Larcombe, John E. Whittaker; INTERTIDAL MANGROVE FORAMINIFERA FROM THE CENTRAL GREAT BARRIER REEF SHELF, AUSTRALIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR SEA-LEVEL RECONSTRUCTION. Journal of Foraminiferal Research 2005;; 35 (3): 259–270. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/35.3.259 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyJournal of Foraminiferal Research Search Advanced Search Abstract Contemporary foraminiferal samples and environmental information were collected from three fringing mangrove environments (Sandfly Creek Transect 1 and 2, and Cocoa Creek) in Cleveland Bay, and an estuarine mangrove environment (Saunders Creek) in Halifax Bay, on the central Great Barrier Reef (GBR) coastline, Australia, to elucidate the relationship of the foraminiferal assemblages with the environment. The data support the vertical zonation concept, which suggests that the distribution of foraminifera in the intertidal zone is usually a direct function of elevation, with the duration and frequency of subaerial exposure as the most important factor. An agglutinated foraminiferal assemblage dominated by Miliammina fusca, Trochammina inflata, Ammotium directum and Haplophragmoides sp. exists at the landward edge of the field sites, in a zone between just above Mean Low Water of Neap Tides to Highest Astronomical Tide level (a vertical range of 1.8 m). In addition, a foraminiferal assemblage dominated by Ammonia aoteana is found at all sites, existing between just below Mean Low Water of Neap Tides and Mean High Water of Neap Tides (a vertical range of 0.8 m). These assemblages may be used to reconstruct sea level from fossil cores from the area. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.