Hello David,

Please get in touch with Joseph M Maina of the University of Queensland. That is his expertise, you can visit his researchgate profile at  https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Joseph_Maina8 and also his google page for his publications at https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Go7V_2AAAAAJ&hl=en

I am also appending one of his recent publications on a study on coral reefs in Madagascar.

Goodluck,

Beckline.

Thanks.

David,

Besides the following:

Storlazzi, C.D., Elias, E., Field, M.E., and Presto, M.K., 2011. “Numerical modeling of the impact of sea-level rise on fringing coral reef hydrodynamics and sediment transport.” Coral Reefs, v. 30(1), p. 83-96.

Grady, A.E., Moore L.J., Storlazzi, C.D., Elias, E., and Reidenbach M.A., 2013. “The influence of sea-level rise and changes in fringing reef morphology on gradients in alongshore sediment transport” Geophysical Research Letters, v. 40, p. 3096-3101

Quataert, E., Storlazzi, C.D., van Rooijen, A., Cheriton, O.M., and van Dongeren, A., 2015. “The influence of coral reefs and climate change on wave-driven flooding of tropical coastlines.” Geophysical Research Letters, v. 42, p. 6407-6415.

there is Sheppard's 2005 paper:

Sheppard CRC, Dixon DJ, Gourlay M, Sheppard A, Payet R (2005)

Coral mortality increases wave energy reaching shores protected

by reef flats: examples from the Seychelles. Estuar Coast Shelf

Sci 64:223–234

Hi David

It is very close to my PhD, which is currently in progress. I could not figure out what is exactly your question, but if you have any question  you can contact my via [email protected]

Good Luck

Moien