IODP Expedition 325 to the Great Barrier Reef: unlocking the history of reef growth and demise since the Last Glacial Maximum

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dc.contributor.authorWebster, JMen_AU
dc.contributor.authorBraga, JCen_AU
dc.contributor.authorHumblet, Men_AU
dc.contributor.authorPotts, DCen_AU
dc.contributor.authorIryu, Yen_AU
dc.contributor.authorHinestrosa, Gen_AU
dc.contributor.authorBourillot, Ren_AU
dc.contributor.authorSeard, Cen_AU
dc.contributor.authorCamoin, Gen_AU
dc.contributor.authorYokayama, Yen_AU
dc.contributor.authorThomas, ALen_AU
dc.contributor.authorThompson, Ben_AU
dc.contributor.authorEsat, TMen_AU
dc.contributor.authorFallon, SJen_AU
dc.contributor.authorDutton, Aen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-29T04:09:59Zen_AU
dc.date.available2023-05-29T04:09:59Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2012-08-05en_AU
dc.date.statistics2022-01en_AU
dc.description.abstractPredicting how the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) will respond to future global climate changes and over what time frame is crucial. Fossil reefs record critical data on geomorphic and ecological consequences of both long-term and abrupt centennial-millennial scale environmental changes. The Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) Exp. 325 investigated a succession of submerged fossil reefs on the shelf edge of the GBR to establish the course of sea-level change, define sea-surface temperature variations but also analyse the impact of these environmental changes on reef growth since the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). Thirty-four boreholes were cored from 17 sites along four transects at three locations (Hydrographers Passage, Noggin Pass and Ribbon Reef) in water depths between 42 to 167 m. These cores record responses of the GBR to past environmental stresses similar to current scenarios of future climate change (i.e. changing sea-levels, SST’s, water quality). Initial lithologic, biologic and chronologic data document an active coral reef system that grew, drowned and backstepped up-slope as sea level rose since the LGM. We present an overview of the main Exp. 325 results, including a synthesis of the dating, paleoclimate and reef response team’s findings, in the context of the available site survey data (bathymetry, seismic, seabed imagery). Finally, we discuss the broader implications of these data for understanding how the geometry, composition and development of the GBR responded to repeated and major environmental disturbances since the LGM.en_AU
dc.identifier.citationWebster, J. M., Braga, J. C., Humblet, M., Potts, D., Iryu, Y., Hinestrosa, G., Bourillot, R., Seard, C., Camoin, G., Yokoyama, Y., Thomas, A., Thompson, B., Esat, T., Fallon, S., & Dutton, A. (2012). IODP Expedition 325 to the Great Barrier Reef: unlocking the history of reef growth and demise since the Last Glacial Maximum. Paper presented to the 34th International Geological Congress 2012, "Unearthing our Past and Future - Resourcing Tomorrow", Brisbane, Australia, 5-10 August 2012 . (pp. 128).en_AU
dc.identifier.conferenceenddate10 August 2012en_AU
dc.identifier.conferencename34th International Geological Congress 2012, 'Unearthing our Past and Future - Resourcing Tomorrow'en_AU
dc.identifier.conferenceplaceBrisbane, Australiaen_AU
dc.identifier.conferencestartdate5 August 2012en_AU
dc.identifier.otherGC123478en_AU
dc.identifier.pagination128en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://apo.ansto.gov.au/handle/10238/15043en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherAustralian Geosciences Councilen_AU
dc.subjectSeasen_AU
dc.subjectDrillingen_AU
dc.subjectReefsen_AU
dc.subjectQueenslanden_AU
dc.subjectAustraliaen_AU
dc.subjectClimatic changeen_AU
dc.subjectEnvironmenten_AU
dc.subjectSea levelen_AU
dc.subjectDataen_AU
dc.titleIODP Expedition 325 to the Great Barrier Reef: unlocking the history of reef growth and demise since the Last Glacial Maximumen_AU
dc.typeConference Abstracten_AU
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