Understanding past climate variation and environmental change for the future of an iconic landscape – K'gari Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia

A M Gontz; P T Moss; C R Sloss; L M Petherick; Adrian B McCallum; F Shapland

doi:10.1080/14486563.2014.1002120

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Understanding past climate variation and environmental change for the future of an iconic landscape – K'gari Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia

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Understanding past climate variation and environmental change for the future of an iconic landscape – K'gari Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia

A M Gontz, P T Moss, C R Sloss, L M Petherick, Adrian B McCallum and F Shapland

Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, Vol.22(2), pp.105-123

2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14486563.2014.1002120

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sea level

climate variation

ecology

coastal change

world heritage

Fraser Island

The unique combination of landscapes and processes that are present and operate on Fraser Island (K'gari) create a dynamic setting that is capable of recording past environmental events, climate variations and former landscapes. Likewise, its geographic position makes Fraser Island sensitive to those events and processes. Based on optically stimulated luminescence dating, the records archived within the world's largest sand island span a period that has the potential to exceed 750 ka and contain specific records that are of extremely high resolution over the past 40,000 years. This is due to the geographic position of Fraser Island, which lies in the coastal subtropical region of Queensland Australia. Fraser Island is exposed to the open ocean currents of the Coral Sea on the east coast and the waters of Hervey Bay on its western margin and is positioned to receive moisture from the Indo-Australian monsoon, southeast trade winds and experiences occasional tropical and ex-tropical cyclones. We review literature that presents the current level of understanding of sea level change, ecological variation and environmental change on Fraser Island. The previous works illustrate the importance of Fraser Island and may link processes, environments and climates on Fraser Island with global records.

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Title: Understanding past climate variation and environmental change for the future of an iconic landscape – K'gari Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
Authors: A M Gontz (Author) - University of Massachusetts-Boston, United States
P T Moss (Author) - University of Queensland
C R Sloss (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
L M Petherick (Author) - Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China
Adrian B McCallum (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
F Shapland (Author) - University of Queensland
Publication details: Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, Vol.22(2), pp.105-123
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
Date published: 2015
DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2014.1002120
ISSN: 1448-6563
Organisation Unit: K'gari Research Cluster; School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99448958802621
Output Type: Journal article

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