@article {289,
	title = {Late Quaternary structure and development of the northern Ningaloo Reef, Australia},
	journal = {Sedimentary Geology},
	volume = {159},
	year = {2003},
	month = {06/2003},
	pages = {81 - 94},
	abstract = {Ningaloo Reef, situated on the central west coast, is Australia{\textquoteright}s largest fringing reef system extending southward from 22{\textdegree}S for over 200 km. Its narrow lagoon is backed by a coastal plain, which is largely composed of an emergent Last Interglacial reef on the flank of folded Tertiary limestones. The west-facing reef is exposed to strong oceanic swells across a narrow (8 km) continental shelf. Climatic aridity, cyclones, tsunamis, and the poleward flowing Leeuwin Current all influence the reef system. Seismic profiling and a coring and dating program along a transect through a reef pass indicate two periods of reef development in the northern part of the reef: Holocene and Last Interglacial. Seaward of the crest, the Holocene reef forms either a prominent 500 m-wide bulge with 10 m of relief and an abrupt seaward slope, or a series of discrete patch reefs. Holocene reef development is limited to depths of less than 30 m and reaches a maximum thickness of ca. 10{\textendash}15 m below the reef crest. U/Th TIMS dates from distal parts of the Last Interglacial section between -18 and -36 m give ages toward the end of the high stand (120{\textendash}115 ka). Last Interglacial reef growth was more extensive of the two, filling much of the available accommodation space, perhaps as a result of a stronger Leeuwin Current. This substrate subsequently provided an antecedent foundation for Holocene reef development.},
	keywords = {coral, geology, other},
	issn = {00370738},
	doi = {10.1016/S0037-0738(03)00096-4},
	url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0037073803000964},
	author = {Collins, L and Rong Zhu, Z and Wyrwoll, K-H and Eisenhauer, A}
}
