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Piers Larcombe is affiliated with the University of South Wales in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. The subfields they contribute to include Paleontology, Atmospheric Science, Anthropology, Archeology, and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law.

The main topics of Larcombe's work encompass Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, Maritime and Coastal Archaeology, Geological formations and processes, Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies, and Coastal and Marine Management.

Larcombe has authored papers published in several venues, including Geoarchaeology, Quaternary International, Geomorphology, Frontiers in Marine Science, and Marine Pollution Bulletin. Their recent publications include:

  • Applying geoarchaeological principles to marine archaeology: A new reappraisal of the "first marine" and "in-situ" lithic scatters, Murujuga (Dampier Archipelago), NW Australia (2024, Geomorphology)
  • Editorial: Contemporary marine science, its utility and influence on regulation and government policy (2024, Frontiers in Marine Science)

Coauthors frequently collaborating with Larcombe feature Ingrid Ward, Peter J. Ross, Chris Fandry, Angus Morrison-Saunders, and Peter Ridd.

Among the published works associated with Larcombe is a book chapter titled "Contemporary marine science, its utility and influence on regulation and government policy," published by Frontiers Media in 2024.

Best Publications

  • Factors controlling suspended sediment on inner-shelf coral reefs, Townsville, Australia

    P. Larcombe;P. V. Ridd;A. Prytz;B. Wilson

  • Temporal variation of light availability in coastal benthic habitats: Effects of clouds, turbidity, and tides

    Kenneth R. N. Anthony;Peter V. Ridd;Alan R. Orpin;Piers Larcombe

  • Marginal and non-reef-building coral environments

    C. T. Perry;P. Larcombe

  • The hydrodynamic and sedimentary setting of nearshore coral reefs, central Great Barrier Reef shelf, Australia: Paluma Shoals, a case study

    Piers Larcombe;Andrew Costen;Ken J. Woolfe

  • Quantifying the response of optical backscatter devices and transmissometers to variations in suspended particulate matter

    Jamie A.C. Bunt;Piers Larcombe;Colin F. Jago

  • New evidence for episodic post-glacial sea-level rise, central Great Barrier Reef, Australia

    P. Larcombe;R.M. Carter;J. Dye;M.K. Gagan

  • Increased sediment supply to the Great Barrier Reef will not increase sediment accumulation at most coral reefs

    P. Larcombe;K. J. Woolfe

  • A New Process-based Model for Wreck Site Formation

    I.A.K. Ward;P. Larcombe;P. Veth

  • Cyclone pumping, sediment partitioning and the development of the Great Barrier Reef shelf system: a review

    P Larcombe;R.M Carter

  • Contemporary foraminiferal distributions of a mangrove environment, Great Barrier Reef coastline, Australia: implications for sea-level reconstructions

    Benjamin Horton;P. Larcombe;S. A. Woodroffe;J. E. Whittaker

  • Terrigenous sedimentation and coral reef growth: a conceptual framework

    Ken J Woolfe;Piers Larcombe

  • INTERTIDAL MANGROVE FORAMINIFERA FROM THE CENTRAL GREAT BARRIER REEF SHELF, AUSTRALIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR SEA-LEVEL RECONSTRUCTION

    Sarah A Woodroffe;Benjamin P Horton;Piers Larcombe;John E Whittaker

  • Terrigenous Sediment Accumulation as a Regional Control on the Distribution of Reef Carbonates

    K. J. Woolfe;P. Larcombe

  • Terrigenous sediments as influences upon Holocene nearshore coral reefs, central Great Barrier Reef, Australia

    P. Larcombe;K. J. Woolfe

  • Late Holocene initiation and growth of a nearshore turbid-zone coral reef: Paluma Shoals, central Great Barrier Reef, Australia

    S. Smithers;P. Larcombe

  • LOWSTAND RIVERS NEED NOT INCISE THE SHELF : AN EXAMPLE FROM THE GREAT BARRIER REEF, AUSTRALIA, WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHIC MODELS

    Ken J. Woolfe;Piers Larcombe;Tim Naish;Richard G. Purdon

  • New Evidence for the Holocene Sea-Level High from the Inner Shelf, Central Great Barrier Reef, Australia

    Robin J Beaman;Piers Larcombe;Robert M Carter

  • Sequence architecture during the Holocene transgression: an example from the Great Barrier Reef shelf, Australia

    Piers Larcombe;Robert M. Carter

  • The relative importance of landward-directed tidal sediment transport versus freshwater flood events in the Normanby River estuary, Cape York Peninsula, Australia

    S. Bryce;P. Larcombe;P.V. Ridd

  • 1200 year paleoecological record of coral community development from the terrigenous inner shelf of the Great Barrier Reef

    Christopher T. Perry;Scott G. Smithers;S. E. Palmer;P. Larcombe

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter V. Ridd
Peter V. Ridd James Cook University
Robert M. Carter
Robert M. Carter James Cook University
Benjamin P. Horton
Benjamin P. Horton City University of Hong Kong
Scott G. Smithers
Scott G. Smithers James Cook University
Michael K. Gagan
Michael K. Gagan Australian National University
Angus Morrison-Saunders
Angus Morrison-Saunders Edith Cowan University
Janice M. Lough
Janice M. Lough Australian Institute of Marine Science
Stephen J. Culver
Stephen J. Culver East Carolina University
E. Robert Thieler
E. Robert Thieler United States Geological Survey
Ionan Marigómez
Ionan Marigómez University of the Basque Country

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