Colin D Woodroffe
Biographic Data
| ID | 3759387 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Colin D Woodroffe |
| GIVEN NAMES | Colin D |
| FAMILY NAME | Woodroffe |
| SIGNATURE | WOODROFFE C D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wollongong |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4476-6158 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 78 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Holocene shoreline progradation and coastal evolution at Guichen and Rivoli Bays, southern Australia
Prograded barrier systems record shoreline behaviour and palaeoenvironmental information. The Guichen Bay Holocene embayment fill succession in South Australia has been subject to several prominent studies; however, several important unanswered questions remained regarding the timing of the older ridge sets at this site. Additional Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) dating indicates that progradation commenced in the southeastern corner of t…
Winners and losers as mangrove, coral and seagrass ecosystems respond to sea-level rise in Solomon Islands
A 2007 earthquake in the western Solomon Islands resulted in a localised subsidence event in which sea level (relative to the previous coastal settings) rose approximately 30–70 cm, providing insight into impacts of future rapid changes to sea level on coastal ecosystems. Here, we show that increasing sea level by 30–70 cm can have contrasting impacts on mangrove, seagrass and coral reef ecosystems. Coral reef habitats were the clear winners with…
Formation of beach-ridge plains
A robust debate among coastal geomorphologists as to the processes by which beach-ridge plains around Australia have formed was initiated by a former President of the Institute of Australian Geographers. This review gives special consideration to the work of Jack L. Davies, whose academic contributions to coastal geomorphology in Australia have not always been appropriately acknowledged when explaining how similar plains have evolved elsewhere in…
Interactions between sea-level rise and wave exposure on reef island dynamics in the Solomon Islands
Low-lying reef islands in the Solomon Islands provide a valuable window into the future impacts of global sea-level rise. Sea-level rise has been predicted to cause widespread erosion and inundation of low-lying atolls in the central Pacific. However, the limited research on reef islands in the western Pacific indicates the majority of shoreline changes and inundation to date result from extreme events, seawalls and inappropriate development rath…
Opportunities and challenges for mangrove carbon sequestration in the Mekong River Delta in Vietnam
Assessing relative vulnerability to sea-level rise in the western part of the Mekong River Delta in Vietnam
Towards more robust chronologies of coastal progradation
Accurate chronologies are fundamental for detailed analysis of palaeoenvironmental conditions, archaeological reconstructions and investigations of Holocene coastal morphological changes. Chronological data enable estimation of rates of shoreline progradation, and provide appropriate context for forecasting future coastal changes. A previously reported radiocarbon chronology for the Moruya coastal plain in south-eastern Australia indicated a dece…
Post-glacial sea-level changes around the Australian margin
Historical area and shoreline change of reef islands around Tarawa Atoll, Kiribati
Australian approaches to coastal vulnerability assessment
Climate change and coastal vulnerability assessment
Assessing Soil Remobilisation in Catchments using a 137 Cs-sediment Hillslope Model
Soil redistribution studies are important, especially in water supply catchments, because the rate at which denudation is occurring has implications for offsite water quality. However, the extent to which soil is redistributed within the landscape can be difficult to determine. This challenge can be overcome using fallout caesium-137 (137Cs). This paper describes the rates of soil loss and remobilisation in two sub-catchments within the Sydney Ba…
The geomorphology of the Great Barrier Reef
Holocene palaeoecology and formation of the Shoalhaven River deltaic-estuarine plains, southeast Australia
The Shoalhaven River is one of the largest rivers on the south coast of New South Wales, and the deltaic-estuarine plains associated with its mouth represent a mature stage of infill of a barrier estuary. The stratigraphy of sediments from more than 60 drillholes from the plains indicates that the area has infilled during the mid-Holocene as a result of input of marine sands associated with a sand barrier on the high-energy coast, and fluvial mud…
Late Quaternary Alluviation Along Intermittent Streams in Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory
Sedimentation along small, intermittent streams on Kapalga Research Station in Kakadu National Park may have responded to increased base levels following post-glacial flooding of the valleys of the Alligator Rivers. Alternatively, regional climate changes may have controlled sedimentation. Using thermoluminescence dating, we determined that sediments from two streams at Kapalga date from 21.5 ± 4.0 ka. On a third stream, sediments dated from 7.6 …
Holocene development of the lower Mary River plains, Northern Territory, Australia
Extensive coastal and estuarine plains, associated with several large seasonal rivers, characterize the southern shore of van Diemen Gulf, Northern Territory, Australia. The Mary River is unique among these rivers in that, despite a catchment of 7700 km 2 , it fails to reach the sea as a discrete channel but breaks up into a series of terminating, multiple channels, leaving much of the freshwater discharge to evaporate from the plains. The extent…
Quaternary inheritance of coastal landforms, Cobourg Peninsula, northern territory
In contrast to the abundant evidence of former shorelines on the sea floor of the Sahul Shelf in northern Australia, little evidence has been reported for late Pleistocene coastal landforms along the modern coast of north Australia. Using radiocarbon, thermoluminescence and uranium/thorium dating techniques, however, it can be shown that the present coastal morphology on the Cobourg Peninsula is partly inherited from features both deposited and e…
Stratigraphy and Chronology of Late Pleistocene Reefs in the Southern Cook Islands, South Pacific
The Makatea Islands in the southern Cook Islands consist of a degraded volcanic core surrounded by emergent “makatea” limestones. While much of this reefal limestone is of Tertiary age, the seawardmost reefs are late Pleistocene. Last-interglacial reefs (oxygen isotope substage 5e) identified by U-series dating reach 12.2 m on Atiu (mean age of three samples 126,000 ± 5000 yr B.P.), 9.8 m on Mitiaro (mean age of five samples 119,000 ± 3000 yr B.P…
Shell middens in the context of estuarine development, South Alligator River, Northern Territory
Coastal Morphology and Late Quaternary History, Cayman Islands, West Indies
Instrumental surveys of coastal profiles in the Cayman Islands, western Caribbean, reveal the presence of a horizontal erosional bench at +1.9 m on Grand Cayman and a deep horizontal notch at +6.4 m on Cayman Brac, but no raised erosional features on Little Cayman. Each island is surrounded by a horizontal constructional raised reef, usually below +2 m, here dated by U-series methods as 124,000 ± 8000 yr old, and hence broadly contemporary with o…
The Lowland Terraces
Shell middens in the context of estuarine development, South Alligator River, Northern Territory
Climate change and coastal vulnerability assessment
Towards more robust chronologies of coastal progradation
Accurate chronologies are fundamental for detailed analysis of palaeoenvironmental conditions, archaeological reconstructions and investigations of Holocene coastal morphological changes. Chronological data enable estimation of rates of shoreline progradation, and provide appropriate context for forecasting future coastal changes. A previously reported radiocarbon chronology for the Moruya coastal plain in south-eastern Australia indicated a dece…
Historical area and shoreline change of reef islands around Tarawa Atoll, Kiribati
Holocene palaeoecology and formation of the Shoalhaven River deltaic-estuarine plains, southeast Australia
The Shoalhaven River is one of the largest rivers on the south coast of New South Wales, and the deltaic-estuarine plains associated with its mouth represent a mature stage of infill of a barrier estuary. The stratigraphy of sediments from more than 60 drillholes from the plains indicates that the area has infilled during the mid-Holocene as a result of input of marine sands associated with a sand barrier on the high-energy coast, and fluvial mud…
Opportunities and challenges for mangrove carbon sequestration in the Mekong River Delta in Vietnam
Australian approaches to coastal vulnerability assessment
Assessing relative vulnerability to sea-level rise in the western part of the Mekong River Delta in Vietnam
Holocene shoreline progradation and coastal evolution at Guichen and Rivoli Bays, southern Australia
Prograded barrier systems record shoreline behaviour and palaeoenvironmental information. The Guichen Bay Holocene embayment fill succession in South Australia has been subject to several prominent studies; however, several important unanswered questions remained regarding the timing of the older ridge sets at this site. Additional Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) dating indicates that progradation commenced in the southeastern corner of t…
Holocene development of the lower Mary River plains, Northern Territory, Australia
Extensive coastal and estuarine plains, associated with several large seasonal rivers, characterize the southern shore of van Diemen Gulf, Northern Territory, Australia. The Mary River is unique among these rivers in that, despite a catchment of 7700 km 2 , it fails to reach the sea as a discrete channel but breaks up into a series of terminating, multiple channels, leaving much of the freshwater discharge to evaporate from the plains. The extent…
The Lowland Terraces
Coastal Morphology and Late Quaternary History, Cayman Islands, West Indies
Instrumental surveys of coastal profiles in the Cayman Islands, western Caribbean, reveal the presence of a horizontal erosional bench at +1.9 m on Grand Cayman and a deep horizontal notch at +6.4 m on Cayman Brac, but no raised erosional features on Little Cayman. Each island is surrounded by a horizontal constructional raised reef, usually below +2 m, here dated by U-series methods as 124,000 ± 8000 yr old, and hence broadly contemporary with o…
Shell middens in the context of estuarine development, South Alligator River, Northern Territory
Stratigraphy and Chronology of Late Pleistocene Reefs in the Southern Cook Islands, South Pacific
The Makatea Islands in the southern Cook Islands consist of a degraded volcanic core surrounded by emergent “makatea” limestones. While much of this reefal limestone is of Tertiary age, the seawardmost reefs are late Pleistocene. Last-interglacial reefs (oxygen isotope substage 5e) identified by U-series dating reach 12.2 m on Atiu (mean age of three samples 126,000 ± 5000 yr B.P.), 9.8 m on Mitiaro (mean age of five samples 119,000 ± 3000 yr B.P…
Quaternary inheritance of coastal landforms, Cobourg Peninsula, northern territory
In contrast to the abundant evidence of former shorelines on the sea floor of the Sahul Shelf in northern Australia, little evidence has been reported for late Pleistocene coastal landforms along the modern coast of north Australia. Using radiocarbon, thermoluminescence and uranium/thorium dating techniques, however, it can be shown that the present coastal morphology on the Cobourg Peninsula is partly inherited from features both deposited and e…
Holocene development of the lower Mary River plains, Northern Territory, Australia
Extensive coastal and estuarine plains, associated with several large seasonal rivers, characterize the southern shore of van Diemen Gulf, Northern Territory, Australia. The Mary River is unique among these rivers in that, despite a catchment of 7700 km 2 , it fails to reach the sea as a discrete channel but breaks up into a series of terminating, multiple channels, leaving much of the freshwater discharge to evaporate from the plains. The extent…
Late Quaternary Alluviation Along Intermittent Streams in Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory
Sedimentation along small, intermittent streams on Kapalga Research Station in Kakadu National Park may have responded to increased base levels following post-glacial flooding of the valleys of the Alligator Rivers. Alternatively, regional climate changes may have controlled sedimentation. Using thermoluminescence dating, we determined that sediments from two streams at Kapalga date from 21.5 ± 4.0 ka. On a third stream, sediments dated from 7.6 …
Holocene palaeoecology and formation of the Shoalhaven River deltaic-estuarine plains, southeast Australia
The Shoalhaven River is one of the largest rivers on the south coast of New South Wales, and the deltaic-estuarine plains associated with its mouth represent a mature stage of infill of a barrier estuary. The stratigraphy of sediments from more than 60 drillholes from the plains indicates that the area has infilled during the mid-Holocene as a result of input of marine sands associated with a sand barrier on the high-energy coast, and fluvial mud…
Australian approaches to coastal vulnerability assessment
Climate change and coastal vulnerability assessment
Assessing Soil Remobilisation in Catchments using a 137 Cs-sediment Hillslope Model
Soil redistribution studies are important, especially in water supply catchments, because the rate at which denudation is occurring has implications for offsite water quality. However, the extent to which soil is redistributed within the landscape can be difficult to determine. This challenge can be overcome using fallout caesium-137 (137Cs). This paper describes the rates of soil loss and remobilisation in two sub-catchments within the Sydney Ba…
The geomorphology of the Great Barrier Reef
Post-glacial sea-level changes around the Australian margin
Historical area and shoreline change of reef islands around Tarawa Atoll, Kiribati
Towards more robust chronologies of coastal progradation
Accurate chronologies are fundamental for detailed analysis of palaeoenvironmental conditions, archaeological reconstructions and investigations of Holocene coastal morphological changes. Chronological data enable estimation of rates of shoreline progradation, and provide appropriate context for forecasting future coastal changes. A previously reported radiocarbon chronology for the Moruya coastal plain in south-eastern Australia indicated a dece…
Assessing relative vulnerability to sea-level rise in the western part of the Mekong River Delta in Vietnam
Interactions between sea-level rise and wave exposure on reef island dynamics in the Solomon Islands
Low-lying reef islands in the Solomon Islands provide a valuable window into the future impacts of global sea-level rise. Sea-level rise has been predicted to cause widespread erosion and inundation of low-lying atolls in the central Pacific. However, the limited research on reef islands in the western Pacific indicates the majority of shoreline changes and inundation to date result from extreme events, seawalls and inappropriate development rath…
Opportunities and challenges for mangrove carbon sequestration in the Mekong River Delta in Vietnam
Winners and losers as mangrove, coral and seagrass ecosystems respond to sea-level rise in Solomon Islands
A 2007 earthquake in the western Solomon Islands resulted in a localised subsidence event in which sea level (relative to the previous coastal settings) rose approximately 30–70 cm, providing insight into impacts of future rapid changes to sea level on coastal ecosystems. Here, we show that increasing sea level by 30–70 cm can have contrasting impacts on mangrove, seagrass and coral reef ecosystems. Coral reef habitats were the clear winners with…
Formation of beach-ridge plains
A robust debate among coastal geomorphologists as to the processes by which beach-ridge plains around Australia have formed was initiated by a former President of the Institute of Australian Geographers. This review gives special consideration to the work of Jack L. Davies, whose academic contributions to coastal geomorphology in Australia have not always been appropriately acknowledged when explaining how similar plains have evolved elsewhere in…
Holocene shoreline progradation and coastal evolution at Guichen and Rivoli Bays, southern Australia
Prograded barrier systems record shoreline behaviour and palaeoenvironmental information. The Guichen Bay Holocene embayment fill succession in South Australia has been subject to several prominent studies; however, several important unanswered questions remained regarding the timing of the older ridge sets at this site. Additional Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) dating indicates that progradation commenced in the southeastern corner of t…
Geography (16 works) · Geology (14 works) · Oceanography (12 works) · Coastal and Marine Dynamics (9 works) · Ecology (8 works) · Geology (8 works) · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (7 works) · Paleontology (7 works) · Shore (7 works) · Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics (6 works)