Overview
Background
Prof. Gregory E. Webb is a palaeontologist and carbonate sedimentologist who has occupied the Dorothy Hill Chair of Palaeontology and Stratigraphy at the University of Queensland since 2011. He is the head of the Integrated Palaeoenvironmental Research Group in the School of Earth Sciences. He obtained his BSc in Geology with highest honours at the University of Oklahoma (OU-1983) followed by an MSc in Geology (OU-1984) and a PhD in Palaeontology at The University of Queensland in 1989. His research interests are clustered within the fields of carbonate petrology, reef palaeobiology, geomicrobiology, carbonate geochemistry and carbonate stratigraphy. These fields have major implications for understanding Earth history, palaeoclimatology, and mineral and energy exploration. In general, Prof. Webb's research focuses on understanding how organisms make rocks – how the biosphere interacts with the lithosphere through time - and how those rocks are preserved and how they record evidence of past environmental conditions in their geochemistry.
Availability
- Professor Gregory Webb is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science, University of Oklahoma
- Masters (Research) of Science, University of Oklahoma
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research impacts
Key impacts of Prof. Webb's research include: demonstration of the role of microbes in reef building through geological time; establishment of the value of modern and ancient microbialites as proxies for environmental geochemical signatures; application of environmental geochemistry to new coral reef samples made available through UQ's new research vessel the RV D Hill and to late Pleistocene vertebrate remains in Queensland that demonstrate recent, pre-anthropogenic changes in Queensland's climate. The integration of well dated fossil remains from both terrestrial and marine environments with high quality geochemical analysis allows specific hypotheses to be tested that provide information directly useful for testing climate models and the effects of pre-instrumental climate change and anthropogenic forcing on Australian faunas and ecosystems.
Works
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2007
Journal Article
Transition metal abundances in microbial carbonate: A pilot study based on in situ LA-ICP-MS analysis
Kamber, Balz S. and Webb, Gregory E. (2007). Transition metal abundances in microbial carbonate: A pilot study based on in situ LA-ICP-MS analysis. Geobiology, 5 (4), 375-389. doi: 10.1111/j.1472-4669.2007.00129.x
2007
Journal Article
Calcite-filled borings in the most recently deposited skeleton in live-collected Porites (Scleractinia): Implications for trace element archives
Nothdurft, Luke D., Webb, Gregory E., Bostrom, Thor and Rintoul, Llew (2007). Calcite-filled borings in the most recently deposited skeleton in live-collected Porites (Scleractinia): Implications for trace element archives. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 71 (22), 5423-5438. doi: 10.1016/j.gca.2007.09.025
2007
Journal Article
Cryptic meteoric diagenesis in freshwater bivalves: Implications for radiocarbon dating
Webb, Gregory E., Price, Gilbert J., Nothdurft, Luke D., Deer, Linda and Rintoul, Llew (2007). Cryptic meteoric diagenesis in freshwater bivalves: Implications for radiocarbon dating. Geology, 35 (9), 803-806. doi: 10.1130/G23823A.1
2007
Journal Article
Microstructure of common reef-building coral genera Acropora, Pocillopora, Goniastrea and Porites: constraints on spatial resolution in geochemical sampling
Nothdurft, Luke D. and Webb, Gregory E. (2007). Microstructure of common reef-building coral genera Acropora, Pocillopora, Goniastrea and Porites: constraints on spatial resolution in geochemical sampling. Facies, 53 (1), 1-26. doi: 10.1007/s10347-006-0090-0
2007
Conference Publication
‘Shingle’ microstructure in scleractinian corals: A possible analogue for lamellar and microlamellar microstructure in Palaeozoic tabulate corals
Nothdurft, Luke D. and Webb, Gregory E. (2007). ‘Shingle’ microstructure in scleractinian corals: A possible analogue for lamellar and microlamellar microstructure in Palaeozoic tabulate corals. 9th International Symposium on Fossil Cnidaria and Porifera, Graz, Austria, August 3-7 2003. Wien, Austria: Schriftenreihe der Erdwissenschaftlichen Kommissionen.
2007
Conference Publication
Western European and Eastern Australian Mississippian shallow-water reefs: A comparison
Aretz, M. and Webb, G. E. (2007). Western European and Eastern Australian Mississippian shallow-water reefs: A comparison. XVth International Congress on Carboniferous and Permian Stratigraphy, Utrecht, Netherlands, 10-16 August 2003. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.
2007
Journal Article
Outer rocky shores of the mowanbini archipelago, devonian reef complex, canning basin, western Australia
Johnson, ME and Webb, GE (2007). Outer rocky shores of the mowanbini archipelago, devonian reef complex, canning basin, western Australia. Journal of Geology, 115 (5), 583-600. doi: 10.1086/519779
2007
Book Chapter
Lower Tournaisian microbial reefs, eastern Australia
Webb, Gregory E. (2007). Lower Tournaisian microbial reefs, eastern Australia. Facies from Palaeozoic reefs and bioaccumulations. (pp. 231-233) edited by Emmanuelle Vennin, Markus Aretz, Frederic Boulvain and Axel Munnecke. Paris: Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris.
2006
Journal Article
Late Pleistocene sedimentology, taphonomy and megafauna extinction on the Darling Downs, southeastern Queensland
Price, G. J. and Webb, G. E. (2006). Late Pleistocene sedimentology, taphonomy and megafauna extinction on the Darling Downs, southeastern Queensland. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 53 (6), 947-970. doi: 10.1080/08120090600880842
2006
Conference Publication
Contribution of microbialites to the development of coral reefs during the last deglacial period: Case study from Vanuatu (South-West Pacific)
Cabioch, Guy, Camoin, Gilbert, Webb, Gregory E., Le Cornec, Florence, Molina, Marta Garcia, Pierre, Catherine and Joachimski, Michael M. (2006). Contribution of microbialites to the development of coral reefs during the last deglacial period: Case study from Vanuatu (South-West Pacific). International Workshop on Microbialites and Microbial Communities in Sedimentay System, Paris, France, September 2004. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2005.12.019
2005
Journal Article
Quantitative analysis and paleoecology of earliest Mississippian microbial reefs, Gudman Formation, Queensland, Australia: Not just post-disaster phenomena
Webb, Gregory E. (2005). Quantitative analysis and paleoecology of earliest Mississippian microbial reefs, Gudman Formation, Queensland, Australia: Not just post-disaster phenomena. Journal of Sedimentary Research, 75 (5), 877-896. doi: 10.2110/jsr.2005.068
2005
Journal Article
Metazoan-microbial framework fabrics in a Mississippian (Carboniferous) coral-sponge-microbial reef, Monto, Queensland, Australia
Shen, Jian-Wei and Webb, Gregory E. (2005). Metazoan-microbial framework fabrics in a Mississippian (Carboniferous) coral-sponge-microbial reef, Monto, Queensland, Australia. Sedimentary Geology, 178 (1-2), 113-133. doi: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2005.03.011
2005
Journal Article
Brucite microbialites in living coral skeletons: Indicators of extreme microenvironments in shallow-marine settings
Nothdurft, Luke D., Webb, Gregory E., Buster, Noreen A., Holmes, Charles W., Sorauf, James E. and Kloprogge, J. T. (2005). Brucite microbialites in living coral skeletons: Indicators of extreme microenvironments in shallow-marine settings. Geology, 33 (3), 169-172. doi: 10.1130/G20932.1
2004
Journal Article
Famennian (Upper Devonian) stromatolite reefs at Shatang, Guilin, Guangxi, South China
Shen, Jian-Wei and Webb, Gregory E. (2004). Famennian (Upper Devonian) stromatolite reefs at Shatang, Guilin, Guangxi, South China. Sedimentary Geology, 170 (1-2), 63-84. doi: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2004.06.004
2004
Journal Article
Geochemistry of late Archaean stromatolites from Zimbabwe: evidence for microbial life in restricted epicontinental seas
Kamber, B. S., Bolhar, R. and Webb, G. E. (2004). Geochemistry of late Archaean stromatolites from Zimbabwe: evidence for microbial life in restricted epicontinental seas. Precambrian Research, 132 (4), 379-399. doi: 10.1016/j.precamres.2004.03.006
2004
Journal Article
Has the REE composition of seawater changed over geological time?
Shields, GA and Webb, GE (2004). Has the REE composition of seawater changed over geological time?. Chemical Geology, 204 (1-2), 103-107. doi: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2003.09.010
2004
Journal Article
Biogenicity inferred from microbialite geochemistry
Webb, Gregory E. and Kamber, Balz S. (2004). Biogenicity inferred from microbialite geochemistry. Microbiology Australia, 25 (1), 34-35.
2004
Journal Article
Rare earth element geochemistry of Late Devonian reefal carbonates, canning basin, Western Australia: Confirmation of a seawater REE proxy in ancient limestones
Nothdurft, L. D., Webb, G. E. and Kamber, B. S. (2004). Rare earth element geochemistry of Late Devonian reefal carbonates, canning basin, Western Australia: Confirmation of a seawater REE proxy in ancient limestones. Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta, 68 (2), 263-283. doi: 10.1016/S0016-7037(03)00422-8
2004
Journal Article
Famennian (Upper Devonian) calcimicrobial (Renalcis) reef at Miaomen, Guilin, Guangxi, South China
Shen, JW and Webb, GE (2004). Famennian (Upper Devonian) calcimicrobial (Renalcis) reef at Miaomen, Guilin, Guangxi, South China. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology, 204 (3-4), 373-394. doi: 10.1016/S0031-0182(03)00737-5
2003
Conference Publication
Geological setting and biogenicity of 3.45 Ga stromatolitic cherts, east Pilbara, Australia
Van Kranendonk, MJ, Webb, GE, Kamber, B and Pirajno, F (2003). Geological setting and biogenicity of 3.45 Ga stromatolitic cherts, east Pilbara, Australia. 13th Annual VM Goldschmidt Conference, Kurashiki Japan, Sep 07-12, 2003. PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD.
Funding
Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Advanced dating techniques for establishing the history of the Great Barrier Reef
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jianxin Zhao, Dr Daniel Harris
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Doctor Philosophy
The Springbok Sandstone; implications for aquifer connectivity and coal seam gas development in the Surat Basin
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Phil Hayes
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Doctor Philosophy
Late Quaternary faunas and cave fossil deposits of north Queensland, Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Gilbert Price
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Doctor Philosophy
Application of new technologies to rapidly evaluate critical metals in drill core and waste materials
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Steven Micklethwaite
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Doctor Philosophy
Identification of coral deposition, accretion, and erosional zones from detailed benthic and substrate mapping using hyperspectral image data
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Stuart Phinn, Associate Professor Chris Roelfsema, Dr Daniel Harris
Completed supervision
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2019
Master Philosophy
Variation in Australian Cretaceous Sauropterygian and Ichthyopterygian Postcranial Material
Principal Advisor
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Characterization of South Australian microbialites with emphasis on the identification of geochemical signatures
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Gordon Southam, Honorary Professor Robert Burne
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Reef cores as records of Holocene water temperatures of the southern Great Barrier Reef: Geochemical analysis of traditional (Porites) and non-traditional (Acropora) reef building corals
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jianxin Zhao
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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: Dr Kevin Welsh
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
From Rubble to Reef: The physical and biological dynamics of coral reef rubble beds
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Daniel Harris, Professor Peter Mumby
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Holocene reef development and water quality reconstruction, Heron Reef and One Tree Reef, southern Great Barrier Reef
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jianxin Zhao
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Tracking inshore water quality using coral-based trace elements geochemistry from the Great Barrier Reef
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jianxin Zhao
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
The application of geochemical analyses to interpret the diagenetic history and provenance of fossilised remains from Australia.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Gilbert Price
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Microbial carbonation in natural and engineered environments
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Gordon Southam
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Mesozoic gymnosperms: megafloral changes through the Triassic-Jurassic of Eastern Gondwana
Associate Advisor
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2004
Doctor Philosophy
THE EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT TECTONO-STRATIGRAPHIC SETTINGS ON LATE DEVONIAN AND EARLY CARBONIFEROUS REEFS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA, EASTERN AUSTRALIA AND SOUTH CHINA
Associate Advisor
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