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Overview
Availability
- Dr Kevin Welsh is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Research interests
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El Nino-Southern Oscillation
Late Pleistocene and Holocene reconstruction of ENSO using marine invertebrates and terrestrial sediments.
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Holocene sea level histories from the Great Barrier Reef
Using corals and microatolls to reconstruct sea level variation through the Holocene along the Queensland coast
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Environmental history of coastal dunefields
Using OSL dating, sedimentological and pedogenesis of large coastal dune fields in Queensland to track past environmental histories.
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Evolution of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet
Reconstruction of late Pleistocene dynamics of the EAIS during warm events
Works
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Featured
2018
Journal Article
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
Featured
2018
Journal Article
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
Featured
2016
Journal Article
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
Featured
2015
Journal Article
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
Featured
2014
Journal Article
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
Featured
2013
Journal Article
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
Featured
2011
Journal Article
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
Featured
2009
Journal Article
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
2024
Journal Article
Chronology and evolution of the world's largest sand island: K'gari (Fraser Island), South East Queensland, Australia
Shulmeister, J., Rittenour, T. M., Patton, N. R., Ellerton, D., Gontz, A., Hesp, P. A., Santini, T., Miot da Silva, G., Forman, S., Bowyer, H., Kelly, J. T., McCallum, A. and Welsh, K. (2024). Chronology and evolution of the world's largest sand island: K'gari (Fraser Island), South East Queensland, Australia. Quaternary Science Reviews, 328 108529, 108529. doi: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2024.108529
2022
Journal Article
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
2022
Journal Article
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
2021
Journal Article
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
2020
Journal Article
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
2020
Journal Article
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
2019
Conference Publication
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.
2019
Journal Article
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
2018
Journal Article
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
2018
Journal Article
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
2017
Journal Article
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
2017
Journal Article
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
Funding
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Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Application of coupled isotope mass balance and hydrological model, GDGT and aquatic cellulose to a subtropical coastal environment
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Harald Hofmann
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Doctor Philosophy
Reconstructing past environmental changes in the Cape Darnley, East Antarctica, region using microfossils from marine sediment cores
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Helen Bostock Lyman
Completed supervision
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
PEATLAND RESTORATION IN INDONESIA: RECONSTRUCTING PEAT, HYDROLOGY AND VEGETATION DYNAMICS USING PALAEOECOLOGY AND GEOCHEMICAL PROXIES
Associate Advisor
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Environmental change during a warmer climate in the recent geological past: Mid-Pliocene pollen, charcoal and calcareous nannofossil palaeoreconstructions from marine cores adjacent to the Wet and Dry Tropics of northeast Australia.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Gregory Webb
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
The sands of time: A long term record of coastal dune formation and evolution at the Cooloola Sand Mass.
Associate Advisor
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Ecological dynamics of Pleistocene corals
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor John Pandolfi
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Life by the Eromanga Sea: Taphonomy of crocodyliform and osteichthyan fossils from the Lower Cretaceous (upper Albian) portion of the Winton Formation at Isisford, central-west Queensland
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Steven Salisbury
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Holocene sea level and climate variability on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor John Pandolfi, Professor Jianxin Zhao
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
The Eocene-Miocene evolution of coral reefs from the Central Indo-Pacific
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor John Pandolfi
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Geochemical characterization of estuarine depositional environments of Moreton Bay, southeast Queensland, Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jianxin Zhao
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2013
Master Philosophy
Heavy metals in the surficial water and sediments of Moreton Bay mangrove forests, Queensland, Australia
Associate Advisor
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