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dc.title | Reef islands have continually adjusted to environmental change over the past two millennia | |
dc.contributor.author | Kench, PS | |
dc.contributor.author | Liang, C | |
dc.contributor.author | Ford, MR | |
dc.contributor.author | Owen, SD | |
dc.contributor.author | Aslam, M | |
dc.contributor.author | Ryan, EJ | |
dc.contributor.author | Turner, T | |
dc.contributor.author | Beetham, E | |
dc.contributor.author | Dickson, ME | |
dc.contributor.author | Stephenson, W | |
dc.contributor.author | Vila-Concejo, A | |
dc.contributor.author | McLean, RF | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-07-04T07:25:45Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-07-04T07:25:45Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023-12-01 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Kench, PS, Liang, C, Ford, MR, Owen, SD, Aslam, M, Ryan, EJ, Turner, T, Beetham, E, Dickson, ME, Stephenson, W, Vila-Concejo, A, McLean, RF (2023-12-01). Reef islands have continually adjusted to environmental change over the past two millennia. Nature Communications 14 (1) : 508-. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36171-2 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2041-1723 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/242737 | |
dc.description.abstract | Global environmental change is identified as a driver of physical transformation of coral reef islands over the past half-century, and next 100 years, posing major adaptation challenges to island nations. Here we resolve whether these recent documented changes in islands are unprecedented compared with the pre-industrial era. We utilise radiometric dating, geological, and remote sensing techniques to document the dynamics of a Maldivian reef island at millennial to decadal timescales. Results show the magnitude of island change over the past half-century (±40 m movement) is not unprecedented compared with paleo-dynamic evidence that reveals large-scale changes in island dimension, shape, beach levels, as well as positional changes of ±200 m since island formation ~1,500 years ago. Results highlight the value of a multi-temporal methodological approach to gain a deeper understanding of the dynamic trajectories of reef islands, to support development of adaptation strategies at timeframes relevant to human security. | |
dc.publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC | |
dc.source | Elements | |
dc.subject | Humans | |
dc.subject | Acclimatization | |
dc.subject | Asian People | |
dc.subject | Coral Reefs | |
dc.subject | Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging | |
dc.subject | Geology | |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.date.updated | 2023-07-04T06:45:14Z | |
dc.contributor.department | GEOGRAPHY | |
dc.description.doi | 10.1038/s41467-023-36171-2 | |
dc.description.sourcetitle | Nature Communications | |
dc.description.volume | 14 | |
dc.description.issue | 1 | |
dc.description.page | 508- | |
dc.published.state | Unpublished | |
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