@article{fdi:010062521,
  title = {{L}ate {H}olocene sea-level change and reef-island evolution in {N}ew {C}aledonia},
  author = {{Y}amano, {H}. and {C}abioch, {G}uy and {C}hevillon, {C}hristophe and {J}oin, {J}. {L}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}n {N}ew {C}aledonia, numerous rays are distributed on platform reefs in the southwest lagoon behind the barrier reef. {A}t {M}ba {I}sland, a vegetated sand cay in this area, we examined {H}olocene sea-level change, and reef development and evolution. {T}he late {H}olocene sea-level curve for the area was updated using newly found fossil microatolls. {C}omponent-specific dating of foraminifera tests in the island sediment provided reliable ages of island formation. {M}ba {I}sland initially formed around similar to 4500 cal yr {B}.{P}., when sea level was similar to 1.1 m higher than at present. {T}he island formed on the leeward side of the platform reef, where the base had been constructed of lagoon- and reef-derived sediment of the platform reef. {S}ea-level fall since 2800 cal yr {B}.{P}. has likely caused reef-flat emergence at low tide and created a suitable habitat for foraminifera. {S}uch a transition in ecology due to sea-level fall has been observed in other {P}acific reefs, suggesting that the interaction between reef-flat formation, sediment production and sea-level fall is one of the critical factors determining island development.},
  keywords = {{S}ea-level change ; {R}eef island ; {F}oraminifera ; {N}ew {C}aledonia ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{G}eomorphology},
  volume = {222},
  numero = {{SI}},
  pages = {39--45},
  ISSN = {0169-555{X}},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.geomorph.2014.03.002},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010062521},
}