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Algal encrustation and the interpretation of radiocarbon dating of coral clasts

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Radiocarbon dating was undertaken under a grant issued by the Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (97/127R). Fieldwork was conducted with permission of the Lord Howe Island Board and funded by the Australian Research Council.

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  2. School of Geosciences, University of Wollongong, , 2522, Wollongong, NSW, Australia

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Kennedy, D.M., Woodroffe, C.D. Algal encrustation and the interpretation of radiocarbon dating of coral clasts. Coral Reefs 23, 509–513 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-004-0412-z

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