Geomorphology of the Great Barrier Reef - Development, Diversity and Change

Klappentext A 2007 reference on geomorphological studies on reefs for researchers and graduate students in geomorphology and oceanography. Zusammenfassung A valuable reference for academic researchers and graduate students in geomorphology and oceanography! this 2007 book reviews the history of geomorphological studies of the Great Barrier Reef and assesses the influences of sea-level change and oceanographic processes on the development of reefs over the last 10!000 years. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Geomorphology of the Great Barrier Reef; 2. Foundations of the Great Barrier Reef; 3. Sea-level: a primary control of long-term reef growth and geomorphological development; 4. Oceanography, hydrodynamics, climate and water quality as influences on reef geomorphological processes; 5. Spatial analysis of the reefs and islands of the Great Barrier Reef; 6. The non-reefal areas of the Continental Shelf; 7. Fringing and nearshore coral reefs; 8. The mid-shelf reefs of the Great Barrier Reef; 9. The coral reefs of the outer shelf of the Great Barrier Reef; 10. Reef islands of the Great Barrier Reef; 11. The accumulation of the Holocene veneer to the Great Barrier Reef; 12. The Holocene evolution of the Great Barrier Reef province; 13. Geomorphology's contribution to the understanding and resolution of environmental problems of the Great Barrier Reef; References; Index.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: David Hopley, David (James Cook University Hopley, David Smithers Hopley, Hopley David, Kevin Parnell, Parnell Kevin, Scott G. Smithers, Smithers Scott G.
• Edition: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 07.06.2012
• EAN: 9781107405882
• ISBN: 978-1-107-40588-2
• Pages: 548
• Catégories: Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Sciences de la Terre > Géologie; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology, Geological surface processes (geomorphology), Historical Geology, Historical geology and palaeogeology, Geomorphology and geological surface processes