LESSONS FOR HUMAN SURVIVAL: NATURE'S RECORD FROM THE QUATERNARY S.L
rising
PRESENT
Before 7 ka BP LAGOON
OCEAN
- sand and coral _ rubble
Present
S.L.
old weathered reef fresh
water
lenses
FUTURE?
6 ka - 5 ka BP erosion
reef flat High S.L.
storm ridge forms nucleus of new island
Slight fall in S.L
rubble Higher
S.L?
FUTURE?
4 ka - 3 ka BP storm waves salt Higher
S.L.
Paul Bishop (Editor) GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS 1 Symposium held as part of the International Geographical Union Congress, Sydney, August 25, 1988