The University of Queensland

Ice loss from the East Antarctic Ice Sheet during late Pleistocene interglacials

Wilson, David J., Bertram, Rachel A., Needham, Emma F., van de Flierdt, Tina, Welsh, Kevin J., McKay, Robert M., Mazumder, Anannya, Riesselman, Christina R., Jimenez-Espejo, Francisco J. and Escutia, Carlota (2018). Ice loss from the East Antarctic Ice Sheet during late Pleistocene interglacials. Nature, 561 (7723), 383-+. doi: 10.1038/s41586-018-0501-8

New evidence for “far-field” Holocene sea level oscillations and links to global climate records

Leonard, N. D., Welsh, K. J., Clark, T. R., Feng, Y. X., Pandolfi, J. M. and Zhao, J. X. (2018). New evidence for “far-field” Holocene sea level oscillations and links to global climate records. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 487, 67-73. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2018.02.008

Evidence of reduced mid-Holocene ENSO variance on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Leonard, N. D., Welsh, K. J., Lough, J. M., Feng, Y., Pandolfi, J. M., Clark, T. R. and Zhao, J. (2016). Evidence of reduced mid-Holocene ENSO variance on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Paleoceanography, 31 (9), 1248-1260. doi: 10.1002/2016PA002967

Holocene sea level instability in the southern Great Barrier Reef, Australia: high-precision U–Th dating of fossil microatolls

Leonard, Nicole D., Zhao, J.-X., Welsh, K.J., Feng, Y.-X., Smithers, S.G., Pandolfi, J.M. and Clark, T.R. (2015). Holocene sea level instability in the southern Great Barrier Reef, Australia: high-precision U–Th dating of fossil microatolls. Coral Reefs, 35 (2), 1-15. doi: 10.1007/s00338-015-1384-x

ENSO reconstructions over the past 60 ka using giant clams (Tridacna sp.) from Papua New Guinea

Driscoll, Robin, Elliot, Mary, Russon, Tom, Welsh, Kevin, Yokoyama, Yusuke and Tudhope, Alexander (2014). ENSO reconstructions over the past 60 ka using giant clams (Tridacna sp.) from Papua New Guinea. Geophysical Research Letters, 41 (19), 6819-6825. doi: 10.1002/2014GL061446

Mid-Holocene sea-level and coral reef demise: U-Th dating of subfossil corals in Moreton Bay, Australia

Leonard, Nicole D., Welsh, Kevin J., Zhao, Jian-xin, Nothdurft, Luke D., Webb, Gregory E., Major, Josef, Feng, Yuexing and Price, Gilbert J. (2013). Mid-Holocene sea-level and coral reef demise: U-Th dating of subfossil corals in Moreton Bay, Australia. Holocene, 23 (12), 1841-1852. doi: 10.1177/0959683613508156

Giant bivalves (Tridacna gigas) as recorders of ENSO variability

Welsh, Kevin, Elliot, Mary, Tudhope, Alexander, Ayling, Bridget and Chappell, John (2011). Giant bivalves (Tridacna gigas) as recorders of ENSO variability. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 307 (3-4), 266-270. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2011.05.032

Profiles of trace elements and stable isotopes derived from giant long-lived Tridacna gigas bivalves : Potential applications in paleoclimate studies

Elliot, M., Welsh, K., Chilcott, C., McCulloch, M., Chappell, J. and Ayling, B. (2009). Profiles of trace elements and stable isotopes derived from giant long-lived Tridacna gigas bivalves : Potential applications in paleoclimate studies. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology, 280 (1-2), 132-142. doi: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2009.06.007

Fraser Island (K'gari) and initiation of the Great Barrier Reef linked by Middle Pleistocene sea-level change

Ellerton, D., Rittenour, T. M., Shulmeister, J., Roberts, A. P., Miot da Silva, G., Gontz, A., Hesp, P. A., Moss, P., Patton, N., Santini, T., Welsh, K. and Zhao, X. (2022). Fraser Island (K'gari) and initiation of the Great Barrier Reef linked by Middle Pleistocene sea-level change. Nature Geoscience, 15 (12), 1-25. doi: 10.1038/s41561-022-01062-6

Implications of sea level variability on the formation and evolution of subtropical Rainbow Beach patterned fen complexes, Queensland, Australia

Hanson, Johanna M., Welsh, Kevin J, Moss, Patrick T and Gadd, Patricia (2022). Implications of sea level variability on the formation and evolution of subtropical Rainbow Beach patterned fen complexes, Queensland, Australia. The Holocene, 33 (1), 49-60. doi: 10.1177/09596836221126120

Variations in wetland conditions within the Fitzroy Basin, north-eastern Australia: a palaeoecological approach

Hanson, Johanna M., Vandergragt, Maria L., Welsh, Kevin J. and Moss, Patrick T. (2021). Variations in wetland conditions within the Fitzroy Basin, north-eastern Australia: a palaeoecological approach. Marine and Freshwater Research, 73 (1), 35-47. doi: 10.1071/MF21082

Mineralogical and chemical markers of fire exposure in ancient, sandy podzols

Scullett-Dean, G., Shulmeister, J., Welsh, K. J. and Santini, T. C. (2020). Mineralogical and chemical markers of fire exposure in ancient, sandy podzols. Catena, 195 104820, 104820. doi: 10.1016/j.catena.2020.104820

An 800 kyr record of dune emplacement in relationship to high sea level forcing, Cooloola Sand Mass, Queensland, Australia

Ellerton, D., Rittenour, T., Shulmeister, J., Gontz, A., Welsh, K. J. and Patton, N. (2020). An 800 kyr record of dune emplacement in relationship to high sea level forcing, Cooloola Sand Mass, Queensland, Australia. Geomorphology, 354 106999, 106999. doi: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2019.106999

High resolution geochemical analysis of massive Porites spp. corals from the Wet Tropics, Great Barrier Reef: rare earth elements, yttrium and barium as indicators of terrigenous input

Leonard, N. D., Welsh, K. J., Nguyen, A. D., Sadler, J., Pandolfi, J. M., Clark, T. R., Zhao, J. X., Feng, Y. X. and Webb, G. E. (2019). High resolution geochemical analysis of massive Porites spp. corals from the Wet Tropics, Great Barrier Reef: rare earth elements, yttrium and barium as indicators of terrigenous input. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 149 110634, 110634. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110634

Ice loss from the East Antarctic Ice Sheet during late Pleistocene interglacials

Wilson, David J., Bertram, Rachel A., Needham, Emma F., van de Flierdt, Tina, Welsh, Kevin J., McKay, Robert M., Mazumder, Anannya, Riesselman, Christina R., Jimenez-Espejo, Francisco J. and Escutia, Carlota (2018). Ice loss from the East Antarctic Ice Sheet during late Pleistocene interglacials. Nature, 561 (7723), 383-+. doi: 10.1038/s41586-018-0501-8

Rare earth element and 87Sr/86Sr step-leaching geochemistry of central Australian Neoproterozoic carbonate

Verdel, Charles, Phelps, Britta and Welsh, Kevin (2018). Rare earth element and 87Sr/86Sr step-leaching geochemistry of central Australian Neoproterozoic carbonate. Precambrian Research, 310, 229-242. doi: 10.1016/j.precamres.2018.02.014

New evidence for “far-field” Holocene sea level oscillations and links to global climate records

Leonard, N. D., Welsh, K. J., Clark, T. R., Feng, Y. X., Pandolfi, J. M. and Zhao, J. X. (2018). New evidence for “far-field” Holocene sea level oscillations and links to global climate records. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 487, 67-73. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2018.02.008

Late-Holocene cliff-top blowout activation and evolution in the Cooloola Sand Mass, south-east Queensland, Australia

Ellerton, Daniel, Rittenour, Tammy, Miot da Silva, Graziela, Gontz, Allen, Shulmeister, James, Hesp, Patrick, Santini, Talitha C. and Welsh, Kevin J. (2018). Late-Holocene cliff-top blowout activation and evolution in the Cooloola Sand Mass, south-east Queensland, Australia. Holocene, 28 (11), 1697-1711. doi: 10.1177/0959683618788679

Unravelling the depositional origins and diagenetic alteration of carbonate breccias

Madden, Robert H. C., Wilson, Moyra E. J., Mihaljević, Morana, Pandolfi, John M. and Welsh, Kevin (2017). Unravelling the depositional origins and diagenetic alteration of carbonate breccias. Sedimentary Geology, 357, 33-52. doi: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2017.05.002

Identifying patterns and drivers of coral diversity in the Central Indo-Pacific marine biodiversity hotspot

Mihaljevic, Morana , Korpanty, Chelsea , Renema, Willem , Welsh, Kevin and Pandolfi, John M. (2017). Identifying patterns and drivers of coral diversity in the Central Indo-Pacific marine biodiversity hotspot. Paleobiology, 43 (3), 343-364. doi: 10.1017/pab.2017.1

Depositional environment of the Lower Cretaceous (upper Albian) Winton formation at Isisford, central-west Queensland, Australia, inferred from sandstone concretions

Syme, Caitlin E., Welsh, Kevin J., Roberts, Eric M. and Salisbury, Steven W. (2016). Depositional environment of the Lower Cretaceous (upper Albian) Winton formation at Isisford, central-west Queensland, Australia, inferred from sandstone concretions. Journal of Sedimentary Research, 86 (9), 1067-1082. doi: 10.2110/jsr.2016.67

Evidence of reduced mid-Holocene ENSO variance on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Leonard, N. D., Welsh, K. J., Lough, J. M., Feng, Y., Pandolfi, J. M., Clark, T. R. and Zhao, J. (2016). Evidence of reduced mid-Holocene ENSO variance on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Paleoceanography, 31 (9), 1248-1260. doi: 10.1002/2016PA002967

Using soil magnetic properties to determine the onset of Pleistocene human settlement at Gledswood Shelter 1, Northern Australia

Lowe, Kelsey M., Shulmeister, James, Feinberg, Joshua M., Manne, Tiina, Wallis, Lynley A. and Welsh, Kevin (2016). Using soil magnetic properties to determine the onset of Pleistocene human settlement at Gledswood Shelter 1, Northern Australia. Geoarchaeology, 31 (3), 211-228. doi: 10.1002/gea.21544

Holocene sea level instability in the southern Great Barrier Reef, Australia: high-precision U–Th dating of fossil microatolls

Leonard, Nicole D., Zhao, J.-X., Welsh, K.J., Feng, Y.-X., Smithers, S.G., Pandolfi, J.M. and Clark, T.R. (2015). Holocene sea level instability in the southern Great Barrier Reef, Australia: high-precision U–Th dating of fossil microatolls. Coral Reefs, 35 (2), 1-15. doi: 10.1007/s00338-015-1384-x

Orbital forcing of the East Antarctic ice sheet during the Pliocene and Early Pleistocene

Patterson, M. O., McKay, R., Naish, T., Escutia, C., Jimenez-Espejo, F. J., Raymo, M. E., Meyers, S. R., Tauxe, L., Brinkhuis, H., Klaus, A., Fehr, A., Bendle, J. A. P., Bijl, P. K., Bohaty, S. M., Carr, S. A., Dunbar, R. B., Flores, J. A., Gonzalez, J. J., Hayden, T. G., Iwai, M., Katsuki, K., Kong, G. S., Nakai, M., Olney, M. P., Passchier, S., Pekar, S. F., Pross, J., Riesselman, C. R., Rohl, U. ... Yamane, M. (2014). Orbital forcing of the East Antarctic ice sheet during the Pliocene and Early Pleistocene. Nature Geoscience, 7 (11), 841-847. doi: 10.1038/ngeo2273

ENSO reconstructions over the past 60 ka using giant clams (Tridacna sp.) from Papua New Guinea

Driscoll, Robin, Elliot, Mary, Russon, Tom, Welsh, Kevin, Yokoyama, Yusuke and Tudhope, Alexander (2014). ENSO reconstructions over the past 60 ka using giant clams (Tridacna sp.) from Papua New Guinea. Geophysical Research Letters, 41 (19), 6819-6825. doi: 10.1002/2014GL061446

Eocene-miocene shallow-water carbonate platforms and increased habitat diversity in Sarawak, Malaysia

Mihaljevic, Morana, Renema, Willem, Welsh, Kevin and Pandolfi, John M. (2014). Eocene-miocene shallow-water carbonate platforms and increased habitat diversity in Sarawak, Malaysia. Palaios, 29 (7), 378-391. doi: 10.2110/palo.2013.129

Eocene cooling linked to early flow across the Tasmanian Gateway

Bilj, Peter K., Bendle, James A. P., Bohtay, Steven M., Pross, Jörg, Schouten, Stefan, Tauxe, Lisa, Stickley, Catherine E., McKay, Robert M., Rohl, Ursula, Olney, Matthew, Sluijs, Appy, Escutia, Carlota, Brinkhius, Henk, Expedition 318 Scientists and Welsh, Kevin (2013). Eocene cooling linked to early flow across the Tasmanian Gateway. Proceedings of the National Acadamy of Sciences of the United States of America, 110 (24), 9645-9650. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1220872110

Relative sea-level rise around East Antarctica during Oligocene glaciation

Stocchi, Paolo, Escutia, Carlota, Houben, Alexander J. P., Vermeersen, Bert L. A., Bijl, Peter K., Brinkhuis, Henk, DeConto, Robert M., Galeotti, Simone, Passchier, Sandra, Pollard, David, Klaus, Adam, Fehr, Annick, Williams, Trevor, Bendle, James A. P., Bohaty, Steven M., Carr, Stephanie A., Dunbar, Robert B., Flores, Jose Abel, Gonzàlez, Jhon J., Hayden, Travis G., Iwai, Masao, Jimenez-Espejo, Francisco J., Katsuki, Kota, Kong, Gee Soo, McKay, Robert M., Nakai, Mutsumi, Olney, Matthew P, Pekar, Stephen F., Pross, Jörg ... Yamane, Masako (2013). Relative sea-level rise around East Antarctica during Oligocene glaciation. Nature Geoscience, 6 (5), 380-384. doi: 10.1038/ngeo1783

Reorganization of Southern Ocean plankton ecosystem at the onset of Antarctic glaciation

Houben, Alexander J. P., Bijl, Peter K., Pross, Jorg, Bohaty, Steven M., Passchier, Sandra, Stickely, Catherine E., Rhol, Ursula, Sugisaki, Saiko, Tauxe, Lisa, van der Fliert, Tina, Olney, Matthew, Sangiorgi, Francesca, Slujis, Appy, Escutia, Carlota, Brinkhuis, Henk, Expedition 318 Scientists and Welsh, Kevin (2013). Reorganization of Southern Ocean plankton ecosystem at the onset of Antarctic glaciation. Science, 340 (6130), 341-344. doi: 10.1126/science.1223646

Dynamic behaviour of the East Antarctic ice sheet during Pliocene warmth

Cook, Carys P., van de Flierdt, Tina, Williams, Trevor, Hemming, Sidney R., Iwai, Masao, Kobayashi, Munemasa, Jimenez-Espejo, Francisco J., Escutia, Carlota, Gonzalez, Jhon Jairo, Khim, Boo-Keun, McKay, Robert M., Passchier, Sandra, Bohaty, Stevem M., Riesselman, Christina R., Tauxe, Lisa, Sugisaki, Saiko, Galindo, Alberto Lopez, Patterson, Molly O., Sangiorgi, Francesca, Pierce, Elizabeth L., Brinkhuis, Henk, Klaus, Adam, Fehr, Annick, Bendle, James A. P., Bijl, Peter K., Carr, Stephanie a., Dunbar, Robert B., Flores, Jose Abel, Hayden, Travis G. ... Yamane, Masako (2013). Dynamic behaviour of the East Antarctic ice sheet during Pliocene warmth. Nature Geoscience, 6 (9), 765-769. doi: 10.1038/ngeo1889

Mid-Holocene sea-level and coral reef demise: U-Th dating of subfossil corals in Moreton Bay, Australia

Leonard, Nicole D., Welsh, Kevin J., Zhao, Jian-xin, Nothdurft, Luke D., Webb, Gregory E., Major, Josef, Feng, Yuexing and Price, Gilbert J. (2013). Mid-Holocene sea-level and coral reef demise: U-Th dating of subfossil corals in Moreton Bay, Australia. Holocene, 23 (12), 1841-1852. doi: 10.1177/0959683613508156

Persistent near-tropical warmth on the Antarctic continent during the early Eocene epoch

Pross,Jorg, Contreras, Lineth, Bijl, Peter K., Greenwood, David R., Bohaty, Steven M., Schouten, Stefan, Bendle, James A., Rohl, Ursula, Tauxe, Lisa, Raine, J. Ian, Huck, C Claire E., van de Flierdt, Tina, Jamieson, Stewart S. R., Stickley, Catherine E., van de Schootbrugge, Bas, Escutia, Carlota, Brinkhuis, Henk, Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Expedition 318 Scientists and Welsh, Kevin (2012). Persistent near-tropical warmth on the Antarctic continent during the early Eocene epoch. Nature, 488 (7409), 73-77. doi: 10.1038/nature11300

Chronostratigraphic framework for the IODP Expedition 318 cores from the Wilkes Lan Margin: constraints for paleoceanographic reconstruction

Tauxe, L., Stickley, C. E., Sugisaki, S., Bijl, P. K., Bohaty, S. M., Brinkhuis, H., Escutia, C., Flores, J. A., Houben, A. J. P., Iwai, M., Jimenez-Espejo, F., McKay, R., Passchier, S., Pross, J., Riesselman, C. R., Rohl, U., Sangiorgi, F., Welsh, K., Klaus, A., Fehr, A., Bendle, J. A. P., Dunbar, R., Gonzalez, J., Hayden, T., Katsuki, K., Olney, M. P., Pekar, S. F., Shrivastava, P. K., van de Flierdt, T. ... Yamane, M. (2012). Chronostratigraphic framework for the IODP Expedition 318 cores from the Wilkes Lan Margin: constraints for paleoceanographic reconstruction. Paleoceanography, 27 (2) PA2214, PA2214.1-PA2214.19. doi: 10.1029/2012PA002308

Giant bivalves (Tridacna gigas) as recorders of ENSO variability

Welsh, Kevin, Elliot, Mary, Tudhope, Alexander, Ayling, Bridget and Chappell, John (2011). Giant bivalves (Tridacna gigas) as recorders of ENSO variability. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 307 (3-4), 266-270. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2011.05.032

Integrated Ocean Drilling Program: Expedition 318 preliminary report. Wilkes Land glacial history: Cenozoic East Antarctic Ice Sheet evolution from Wilkes Land margin sediments. 3 January–8 March 2010

Expedition 318 Scientists and Welsh, Kevin (2010). Integrated Ocean Drilling Program: Expedition 318 preliminary report. Wilkes Land glacial history: Cenozoic East Antarctic Ice Sheet evolution from Wilkes Land margin sediments. 3 January–8 March 2010. Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program. Integrated Ocean Drilling Program: Preliminary Reports, 1 (318), 1-101. doi: 10.2204/iodp.pr.318.2010

Profiles of trace elements and stable isotopes derived from giant long-lived Tridacna gigas bivalves : Potential applications in paleoclimate studies

Elliot, M., Welsh, K., Chilcott, C., McCulloch, M., Chappell, J. and Ayling, B. (2009). Profiles of trace elements and stable isotopes derived from giant long-lived Tridacna gigas bivalves : Potential applications in paleoclimate studies. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology, 280 (1-2), 132-142. doi: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2009.06.007

A New Late Glacial Record of Changing Hydrology in Subtropical Queensland Derived from Isotopes of Aquatic Cellulose

Macalalad, Joan, Welsh, Kevin, Hofmann, Harald, Krak, Dean and Moss, Patrick (2019). A New Late Glacial Record of Changing Hydrology in Subtropical Queensland Derived from Isotopes of Aquatic Cellulose. American Geophysical Union General Assembly, San Francisco, CA United States, 9-13 December 2019.