A standardized database of Last Interglacial (MIS 5e) sea-level indicators in Southeast Asia

Abstract. Marine Isotope Stage 5e (MIS 5e; the Last Interglacial, 125 ka) represents a process analog for a warmer world. Analysis of sea-level proxies formed in this period helps in constraining both regional and global drivers of sea-level change. In Southeast Asia, several studies have reported elevation and age information on MIS 5e sea-level proxies, such as fossil coral reef terraces or tidal notches, but a standardized database of such data was hitherto missing. In this paper, we produced such a sea-level database using the framework of the World Atlas of Last Interglacial Shorelines (WALIS; https://warmcoasts.eu/world-atlas.html). Overall, we screened and reviewed 14 studies on Last Interglacial sea-level indicators in Southeast Asia, from which we report 43 proxies (42 coral reef terraces and 1 tidal notch) that were correlated to 134 dated samples. Five data points date to MIS 5a (80 ka), six data points are MIS 5c (100 ka), and the rest are dated to MIS 5e. The database compiled in this study is available at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5040784 (Maxwell et al., 2021).

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A standardized database of Last interglacial (MIS 5e) sea-level indicators in Southeast Asia

10.5194/essd-2021-126 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Kathrine Maxwell ◽

Hildegard Westphal ◽

Alessio Rovere

Keyword(s):

Coral Reef ◽

Southeast Asia ◽

Sea Level ◽

Sea Level Change ◽

Last Interglacial ◽

Level Change ◽

Mis 5E ◽

Near Future ◽

Fossil Coral ◽

Global Drivers

Abstract. Marine Isotope Stage 5e (the Last Interglacial, LIG) represents a process analogue for a warmer world expected for the near future. Analysis of LIG relative sea level (RSL) proxies helps in constraining both regional and global drivers of sea-level change. In Southeast Asia, several studies have reported elevation and age information on LIG RSL proxies, such as fossil coral reef terraces or tidal notches, but a standardized database of such data was hitherto missing. In this paper, we produced such sea-level database using the framework of the World Atlas of Last Interglacial Shorelines (WALIS, https://warmcoasts.eu/world-atlas.html). Overall, we screened and reviewed 14 studies on LIG sea-level indicators in Southeast Asia, from which we report 43 unique RSL proxies (42 coral reef terraces and one tidal notch), that were correlated to 134 dated samples. The database compiled in this study (Maxwell et al., 2021) is available at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4681325.

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A standardized database of Last Interglacial sea-level indicators in southeast Asia: Records from coral reef terraces in a tectonically complex region

10.5194/egusphere-egu21-16151 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Kathrine Maxwell ◽

Hildegard Westphal ◽

Alessio Rovere

Keyword(s):

Coral Reef ◽

Southeast Asia ◽

Sea Level ◽

Tectonic Setting ◽

Sea Level Change ◽

The Philippines ◽

Sea Level Changes ◽

Last Interglacial ◽

Level Change ◽

Se Asia

<p>The Last Interglacial (LIG), as well as other warmer periods in the Earth&#8217;s geologic history, provides an analogue for predicted warming conditions in the near future. Analysis of sea-level indicators during this period is important in constraining regional drivers of relative sea-level change (RSL) and in modeling future trajectories of sea-level rise. In southeast Asia, several studies have been done to examine LIG sea-level indicators such as coral reef terraces and tidal notches. A synthesis of the state-of-the-art of the LIG RSL indicators in the region, meanwhile, has yet to be done. We reviewed over 50 published works on the LIG RSL indicators in southeast Asia and used the framework of the World Atlas of Last Interglacial Shorelines (WALIS) in building a standardized database of previously published LIG RSL indicators in the region. In total, we identified 38 unique RSL indicators and inserted almost 140 ages in the database. Available data from Indonesia, the Philippines, and East Timor points to variable elevation of sea-level indicators during the LIG highlighting the complex tectonic setting of this region. Variable uplift rates (from as low as 0.02 to as high as 1.1 m/ka) were reported in the study areas echoing various collision and subduction processes influencing these sites. Although several age constraints and elevation measurements have been provided by these studies, more data is still needed to shed more light on the RSL changes in the region. With this effort under the WALIS framework, we hope to identify gaps in the LIG RSL indicators literature in SE Asia and recognize potential areas that can be visited for future work. We also hope that this initiative will help us further understand the different drivers of past sea-level changes in SE Asia and will provide inputs for projections of sea-level change in the future.</p>

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A standardized database of Marine Isotopic Stage 5e sea-level proxies on tropical Pacific islands

Earth System Science Data ◽

10.5194/essd-13-2651-2021 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (6) ◽

pp. 2651-2699

Author(s):

Nadine Hallmann ◽

Gilbert Camoin ◽

Jody M. Webster ◽

Marc Humblet

Keyword(s):

Coral Reef ◽

Sea Level ◽

Pacific Islands ◽

Tropical Pacific ◽

Marshall Islands ◽

Last Interglacial ◽

Federal States ◽

Data Points ◽

Mis 5E ◽

Holocene Sea Level

Abstract. Marine Isotope Stage 5 deposits have been reported on many tropical Pacific islands. This paper presents a database compiled through the review of MIS 5e (last interglacial – LIG) coral reef records from islands belonging to French Polynesia (Anaa, Niau, Makatea, Moruroa, Takapoto, Bora Bora), the Hawaiian Islands (Oahu, Lanai, Midway Atoll), Tuvalu, Kiribati (Christmas Island, Tarawa), the Cook Islands (Mangaia, Atiu, Mitiaro, Mauke, Pukapuka, Rakahanga, Rarotonga), Tonga, Samoa, the Federal States of Micronesia, the Mariana Islands, the Marshall Islands (Enewetak, Bikini), New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji and Niue. Studies reporting other sea-level indicators dated to other Pleistocene interglacials and Holocene sea-level indicators were not inserted in the database but are included in this data description paper for completeness. Overall, about 300 studies concerning Pleistocene and Holocene sea-level indicators have been reviewed, and finally 163 age data points and 94 relative sea-level (RSL) data points from 38 studies on the MIS 5e have been inserted in the database. An additional 155 age data points have been reviewed; i.e. the tropical Pacific islands database contains 318 age data points. The main sea-level indicators include emerged coral reef terraces, but also reef units recovered in drill cores from a few islands, thus reflecting the diversity of tectonic settings and sampling approaches. Future research should be directed towards better constrained RSL reconstructions, including more precise chronological data, more accurate elevation measurements and a better refinement of the palaeo-water-depth significance of coralgal assemblages. The database for tropical Pacific islands is available open access at this link: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3991672 (Hallmann and Camoin, 2020).

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Sea-level change and superstorms; geologic evidence from the last interglacial (MIS 5e) in the Bahamas and Bermuda offers ominous prospects for a warming Earth

Marine Geology ◽

10.1016/j.margeo.2017.05.009 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 390 ◽

pp. 347-365 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

P.J. Hearty ◽

B.R. Tormey

Keyword(s):

Sea Level ◽

Sea Level Change ◽

Last Interglacial ◽

The Bahamas ◽

Level Change ◽

Mis 5E

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Quaternary landscape dynamics boosted species dispersal across Southeast Asia

Communications Earth & Environment ◽

10.1038/s43247-021-00311-7 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Tristan Salles ◽

Claire Mallard ◽

Laurent Husson ◽

Sabin Zahirovic ◽

Anta-Clarisse Sarr ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Species Richness ◽

Southeast Asia ◽

Sea Level ◽

Sea Level Change ◽

Landscape Dynamics ◽

Malay Peninsula ◽

Species Dispersal ◽

Level Change ◽

New Findings ◽

Biogeographic Provinces

AbstractSundaland, the inundated shelf separating Java, Sumatra and Borneo from the Malay Peninsula, is of exceptional interest to biogeographers for its species richness and its position at the junction between the Australasian and Indomalay biogeographic provinces. Owing to its low elevation and relief, its physiography is contingent on relative sea-level change, which drove Quaternary species burst in response to flooding episodes. New findings show that the region was predominantly terrestrial during the Late Pleistocene requiring a reassessment of the drivers of its recent biodiversity history. Here we show that physiographic changes have modified the regional connectivity network and remodelled the pathways of species dispersal. From combined landscape evolution and connectivity models, we found four phases of drainage reorganisation and river captures. These changes have fragmented the environment into multiple habitats connected by migratory corridors that cover 8% of the exposed shelf and stretch across the biogeographic provinces. Our results support the theory that rapidly evolving physiography could foster Quaternary biodiversification across Southeast Asia.

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A standardized database of Marine Isotopic Stage 5e sea-level proxies on tropical Pacific Islands

10.5194/essd-2020-261 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Nadine Hallmann ◽

Gilbert Camoin ◽

Jody M. Webster ◽

Marc Humblet

Keyword(s):

Coral Reef ◽

Sea Level ◽

Pacific Islands ◽

New Caledonia ◽

Tropical Pacific ◽

Marshall Islands ◽

Last Interglacial ◽

Federal States ◽

Mis 5E ◽

Holocene Sea Level

Abstract. Marine isotope stage 5 deposits have been reported on many tropical Pacific islands. This paper presents a database compiled through the review of MIS 5e (Last Interglacial – LIG) coral reef records from islands belonging to French Polynesia (Anaa, Niau, Makatea, Moruroa, Takapoto, Bora Bora), the Hawaiian Islands (Oahu, Lana'i, Midway Atoll), Tuvalu, Kiribati (Christmas Island, Tarawa), the Cook Islands (Mangaia, Atiu, Mitiaro, Mauke, Pukapuka, Rakahanga, Rarotonga), Tonga, Samoa, the Federal States of Micronesia, the Mariana Islands, the Marshall Islands (Enewetak, Bikini), New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Fiji and Niue. Studies reporting other sea-level indicators dated to other Pleistocene interglacials and Holocene sea-level indicators were not inserted in the database, but are included in this data description paper for completeness. Overall, about 300 studies concerning Pleistocene and Holocene sea-level indicators have been reviewed, and finally 284 data points from 35 studies on the MIS 5e have been inserted in the database. The main sea-level indicators include emerged coral reef terraces, but also reef units recovered in drill cores from a few islands, thus reflecting the diversity of tectonic settings and sampling approaches. Future research should be directed towards better constrained relative sea-level (RSL) reconstructions, including more precise chronological data, more accurate elevation measurements as well as a better refinement of the palaeo-water depth significance of coralgal assemblages. The database for Tropical Pacific Islands is available open-access at this link: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3991672 (Hallmann and Camoin, 2020).

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