Sea-level rise and coral-reef development of Northwestern Luzon since 9.9ka

Shen, Chuan‐Chou; Siringan, Fernando P.; Lin, Kwei-Jay; Dai, Chang‐Feng; Gong, Shou-Yeh

doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.04.007

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“…Investigations of Holocene RSL in the far-field region of Asia are concentrated in southeast Asia [150][151][152][153], although studies have expanded in recent years to include South Korea [154], the Philippines [155], China [145 -148], the MalayThai peninsula [160 -164 ], and Japan [165 ]. These records are characterized by a mid-Holocene highstand attributed to hydro-isostatic processes [166,167 ], which varies in magnitude and timing of initiation.…”

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Holocene Relative Sea-Level Changes from Near-, Intermediate-, and Far-Field Locations

Khan

Ashe

Shaw

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Curr Clim Change Rep

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Holocene relative sea-level (RSL) records exhibit spatial and temporal variability that arises mainly from the interaction of eustatic (land ice volume and thermal expansion) and isostatic (glacio-and hydro-) factors. We fit RSL histories from near-, intermediate-, and far-field locations with noisy-input Gaussian process models to assess rates of RSL change. Records from near-field regions (e.g., Antarctica, Greenland, Canada, Sweden, and Scotland) reveal a complex pattern of RSL fall from a maximum marine limit due to the net effect of eustatic sea-level rise and glacio-isostatic uplift with rates of RSL fall as great as −69±9 m/ka. Intermediatefield regions (e.g., mid-Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the USA, Netherlands, Southern France, St. Croix) display variable rates of RSL rise from the cumulative effect of eustatic and isostatic factors. Fast rates of RSL rise (up to 10±1 m/ka) are found in the early Holocene in regions near the center of forebulge collapse. Far-field RSL records exhibit a midHolocene highstand, the timing (between 8 and 4 ka) and magnitude (between <1 and 6 m) of which varies among South America, Africa, Asia, and Oceania regions.

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Holocene Relative Sea-Level Changes from Near-, Intermediate-, and Far-Field Locations

Khan

Ashe

Shaw

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Curr Clim Change Rep

129

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“…New elevation and age data of fossil coral reef terraces in Currimao support the previous observation of Shen et al . () of high reef accretion rates in the area. The fast‐growing reefs in northwest Luzon are comparable with those in Lutao, eastern Taiwan that also have high accretion rates of 11.2 m/kyr from 8 to 7.5 kyr BP (Shen et al, ).…”

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“…This extends the RSL record of Shen et al . () and further supports the occurrence of reef back‐stepping at around 7.1 to 6.8 kyr. Reef back‐stepping occurs as shallow‐reef systems keep up with rapid relative sea level rise (Blanchon, ).…”

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“…The reef crest has a well-preserved morphology composed of fossil corals in growth position, cemented bioclasts, and coral fragments. Shen et al (2010) reported reef, bioclastic, clayey, and tuffaceous units to comprise the lithofacies of TI at the Currimao coast. Generally, it is difficult to identify its inner margin because of sand cover and modification of the coast so we used the surface elevation of the paleo-reef crest (3.4-3.7 m amsl) as the height of TI.…”

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“…In the study sites, the mid-Holocene highstand favored the development of coral reefs and the~7- to 9-m-high sea level indicators (coral reef terraces) are inferred to represent the highest RSL during the Holocene transgression. Shen et al (2010) proposed a model for coral reef development in Currimao, wherein the Holocene reefs started to develop as early as 9.86 kyr on a bioclastic substrate. The reefs developed in an overall aggradation mode from 9.86-6.59 kyr with high accretion rates of 10-13 m/kyr during the period 9.2-8.2 kyr (Shen et al, 2010).…”

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Late Quaternary uplift across northwest Luzon Island, Philippines constrained from emergent coral reef terraces

Maxwell

Ramos

Tsutsumi

et al. 2018

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Emergent coral reef terraces in northwest Luzon Island, Philippines are studied to understand relative sea level (RSL) changes and uplift along the Manila Trench forearc region during the Late Quaternary. Coral reef sequences in Currimao, Badoc, and Badoc Island were mapped and were described based on geomorphological characteristics, elevation patterns, and ages. The lower emergent coral reef terraces, which are dated Holocene, are subdivided into three to possibly four terrace steps (TI–TIV in ascending order) with the highest terrace (TIII–TIV) rising up to ~7–9 m amsl. The well‐preserved staircase morphology and meter‐scale terrace risers possibly imply episodes of abrupt RSL changes that resulted from coseismic uplift during the mid‐Holocene. Around 6.8 kyr BP, ~3 m of rapid uplift (possibly coseismic) is inferred to account for the vertical separation of TI (6.2 kyr BP at 3.5 m amsl) and TII (6.8 kyr BP at 6.6 m amsl) in Currimao site. A subsequent episode of RSL fall occurred at 6 kyr BP, based on dated coral samples, and has emerged the lowest terraces in the study sites. New geomorphic and radiometric data suggest that the mid‐Holocene sea level highstand in northwest Luzon occurred at around 7–6 kyr BP. From the elevation and thorium‐230 age of dated terrace surfaces, we estimated Holocene uplift rates from 0.17 ± 0.12 to 0.82 ± 0.15 mm/yr across the three study sites. The estimated uplift rates of northwest Luzon are relatively lower than the uplift rates reported in similar tectonically active regions of the west Pacific such as Papua New Guinea, Taiwan, New Zealand, and Japan. The geomorphological characteristics and age of emergent coral reef terraces reported in this study offer insights on the preservation of long‐term deformation along the northwest Luzon coastal plain that is bordered by a subduction zone and upper‐plate faults. © 2018 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology

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Sea-level rise and coral-reef development of Northwestern Luzon since 9.9ka

Cited by 26 publications

References 41 publications

Holocene Relative Sea-Level Changes from Near-, Intermediate-, and Far-Field Locations

Holocene Relative Sea-Level Changes from Near-, Intermediate-, and Far-Field Locations

Late Quaternary uplift across northwest Luzon Island, Philippines constrained from emergent coral reef terraces

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