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Availability
- Honorary Professor Robert Burne is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor, University of Wales
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Oxford
- Geological Society of Australia, Geological Society of Australia
- Institute of Australian Geographers, Institute of Australian Geographers
Works
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2023
Journal Article
Extensive occurrences of lower Cambrian red beds in South China: composition, characteristics, and implications for global environmental change
Li, Yilin, Li, Fei, Kershaw, Stephen, Burne, Robert, Wang, Xia, Lu, Chaojin, Liao, Jijia, Li, Yangfan, Wang, Zengjun and Li, Yalan (2023). Extensive occurrences of lower Cambrian red beds in South China: composition, characteristics, and implications for global environmental change. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 157 106475, 1-20. doi: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2023.106475
2022
Journal Article
The earliest scientific description of stromatolites: Freiesleben and the Zechstein Limestone
Paul, Josef and Burne, Robert (2022). The earliest scientific description of stromatolites: Freiesleben and the Zechstein Limestone. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gesellschaft Fur Geowissenschaften, 173 (1), 251-258. doi: 10.1127/zdgg/2022/0304
2022
Journal Article
A radical reinterpretation of the growth and form of the stromatolite Conophyton lituus (Maslov) from evidence of syngenetic biofilm mineralisation
Burne, Robert V. (2022). A radical reinterpretation of the growth and form of the stromatolite Conophyton lituus (Maslov) from evidence of syngenetic biofilm mineralisation. Journal of Palaeogeography, 11 (1), 69-84. doi: 10.1016/j.jop.2021.09.003
2021
Journal Article
Microbialite development through the Ediacaran–Cambrian transition in China: Distribution, characteristics, and paleoceanographic implications
Li, Fei, Deng, Jiating, Kershaw, Stephen, Burne, Robert, Gong, Qiaolin, Tang, Hao, Lu, Chaojin, Qu, Haizhou, Zheng, Binsong, Luo, Sichong, Jin, Zhimin and Tan, Xiucheng (2021). Microbialite development through the Ediacaran–Cambrian transition in China: Distribution, characteristics, and paleoceanographic implications. Global and Planetary Change, 205 103586, 1-21. doi: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2021.103586
2019
Journal Article
Ooid factories operating under hothouse conditions in the earliest Triassic of South China
Li, Fei, Gong, Qiaolin, Burne, Robert V., Tang, Hao, Su, Chengpeng, Zeng, Kai, Zhang, Yunfeng and Tan, Xiucheng (2019). Ooid factories operating under hothouse conditions in the earliest Triassic of South China. Global and Planetary Change, 172, 336-354. doi: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2018.10.012
2018
Journal Article
The evolution of microbialite forms during the Early Triassic transgression: A case study in Chongyang of Hubei Province, South China
Wang, Tan, Burne, Robert V., Yuan, Aihua, Wang, Yongbiao and Yi, Zhixing (2018). The evolution of microbialite forms during the Early Triassic transgression: A case study in Chongyang of Hubei Province, South China. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 519, 209-220. doi: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2018.01.043
2018
Journal Article
A biofilm and organomineralisation model for the growth and limiting size of ooids
Batchelor, Murray T, Burne, Robert V, Henry, Bruce I, Li, Fei and Paul, Josef (2018). A biofilm and organomineralisation model for the growth and limiting size of ooids. Scientific reports, 8 (1) 559, 1-9. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-18908-4
2018
Conference Publication
Carbonate microbialites
McCutcheon, Jenine, Nothdurft, Luke, Webb, Gregory, Paterson, David J., Burne, Robert, Irazabal, Nicole and Southam, Gordon (2018). Carbonate microbialites. 6th International Conference on Accelerated Carbonation for Environmental and Material Engineering, ACEME 2018, Newcastle, NSW, Australia, 11-14 March 2018. AIChE.
2017
Journal Article
Paleo-seawater REE compositions and microbial signatures preserved in laminae of Lower Triassic ooids
Li, Fei, Yan, Jiaxin, Burne, Robert V., Chen, Zhong-Qiang, Algeo, Thomas J., Zhang, Wen, Tian, Li, Gan, Yuanlu, Liu, Ke and Xie, Shucheng (2017). Paleo-seawater REE compositions and microbial signatures preserved in laminae of Lower Triassic ooids. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 486, 96-107. doi: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2017.04.005
2016
Journal Article
Modern lacustrine microbialites: towards a synthesis of aqueous and carbonate geochemistry and mineralogy
Chagas, Anderson A.P., Webb, Gregory E., Burne, Robert V. and Southam, Gordon (2016). Modern lacustrine microbialites: towards a synthesis of aqueous and carbonate geochemistry and mineralogy. Earth-Science Reviews, 162, 338-363. doi: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2016.09.012
2014
Journal Article
Stevensite in the modern thrombolites of Lake Clifton, Western Australia: A missing link in microbialite mineralization?
Burne, Robert V., Moore, Linda S., Christy, Andrew G., Troitzsch, Ulrike, King, Penelope L., Carnerup, Anna M. and Hamilton, P. Joseph (2014). Stevensite in the modern thrombolites of Lake Clifton, Western Australia: A missing link in microbialite mineralization?. Geology, 42 (7), 575-578. doi: 10.1130/G35484.1
2012
Journal Article
Sea-level variation and the zonation of microbialites in Hamelin Pool, Shark Bay, Western Australia
Burne, Robert V. and Johnson, Ken (2012). Sea-level variation and the zonation of microbialites in Hamelin Pool, Shark Bay, Western Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research, 63 (11), 994-1004. doi: 10.1071/MF12184
2011
Journal Article
Kalkowsky's stromatolites and oolites (Lower Buntsandstein, Northern Germany)
Paul, Josef, Peryt, Tadeusz M. and Burne, Robert V. (2011). Kalkowsky's stromatolites and oolites (Lower Buntsandstein, Northern Germany). Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences, 131, 13-28. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-10415-2_2
2005
Conference Publication
Statistical physics and stromatolite growth: New perspectives on an ancient dilemma
Batchelor, MT, Burne, RV, Henry, BI and Slatyer, T (2005). Statistical physics and stromatolite growth: New perspectives on an ancient dilemma. 7th Taiwan International Symposium on Statistical Physics, Taipei Taiwan, Jun 22-26, 2004. doi: 10.1016/j.physa.2005.01.014
2004
Journal Article
A case for biotic morphogenesis of coniform stromatolites
Batchelor, MT, Burne, RV, Henry, BI and Jackson, MJ (2004). A case for biotic morphogenesis of coniform stromatolites. Physica A-Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 337 (1-2), 319-326. doi: 10.1016/j.physa.2004.01.065
2003
Journal Article
Mathematical and image analysis of stromatolite morphogenesis
Batchelor, M. T., Burne, R. V., Henry, B. I. and Watt, S. D. (2003). Mathematical and image analysis of stromatolite morphogenesis. Mathematical Geology, 35 (7), 789-803. doi: 10.1023/B:MATG.0000007779.17079.fd
2003
Journal Article
Shark Bay stromatolites: Microfabrics and reinterpretation of origins
Reid, RP, James, NP, Macintyre, IG, Dupraz, CP and Burne, RV (2003). Shark Bay stromatolites: Microfabrics and reinterpretation of origins. Facies, 49 (49), 299-324.
2000
Journal Article
Deterministic KPZ model for stromatolite laminae
Batchelor, MT, Burne, RV, Henry, BI and Watt, SD (2000). Deterministic KPZ model for stromatolite laminae. Physica a, 282 (1), 123-136. doi: 10.1016/S0378-4371(00)00077-7
1998
Journal Article
Return of 'The fan that never was': Westphalian turbidite systems in the Variscan Culm Basin: Bude Formation (south-west England) - Reply
Burne, RV (1998). Return of 'The fan that never was': Westphalian turbidite systems in the Variscan Culm Basin: Bude Formation (south-west England) - Reply. Sedimentology, 45 (5), 970-975.
1995
Journal Article
Discussion and reply: Microatoll microbialites of Lake Clifton, Western Australia: The morphological analogues of Cryptozöon proliferum Hall, the first formally-named stromatolite
Friedman, Gerald M. and Burne, Robert V. (1995). Discussion and reply: Microatoll microbialites of Lake Clifton, Western Australia: The morphological analogues of Cryptozöon proliferum Hall, the first formally-named stromatolite. Facies, 32 (1), 255-257. doi: 10.1007/BF02536873
Supervision
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Supervision history
Completed supervision
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Characterization of South Australian microbialites with emphasis on the identification of geochemical signatures
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Gordon Southam, Professor Gregory Webb
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