Andrew D. Short: The Coast of Australia

Cover: 9780521696173 | The Coast of Australia | Andrew D. Short (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | 2009

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Beschreibung

Australia has one of the longest, most diverse and pristine coastlines in the world. From the oldest rocks on the planet to those that are still evolving, the Australian coast is a dynamic, ever-changing suite of dramatic landforms and productive ecosystems. From iconic beaches such as Bondi and long unbroken sands of the Coorong to the endless curtain of the Nullarbor cliffs along the Great Australian Bight, this illuminating book explores these magnificent landforms, revealing how they formed and continue to change. It details the various coastal systems that operate, including beaches, dunes, estuaries, deltas, rocky coast and coral reefs. Written by two of Australia's leading coastal experts, Andrew Short and Colin Woodroffe, The Coast of Australia provides the first comprehensive account of the Australian coast. Covering 36,000 km of shoreline, The Coast of Australia is an engaging exploration of this massive, largely undeveloped and highly variable coastline.

Über den Autor

Andrew Short is a coastal geomorphologist with degrees from the University of Sydney, University of Hawaii and Louisiana State University. He has studied the coasts of North and South America, the Alaskan Arctic, Hawaii, New Zealand, Europe, the British Isles and the entire Australian coast. His main interests are beach and dune morphodynamics, coastal evolution and management. He has written more than 150 scientific articles and 12 books.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Prologue; 1. Evolution of the Australian coast; 2. Coastal processes; 3. Coastal ecosystems; 4. Estuaries and deltas; 5. Beaches; 6. Coastal dunes and barriers; 7. Rocky coasts; 8. Reef coasts; 9. Human interaction with the coast; Further reading; Index.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2009
Fachbereich:	Geografie
Genre:	Geowissenschaften , Importe
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
ISBN-13:	9780521696173
ISBN-10:	0521696178
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Short, Andrew D. Woodroffe, Colin D.
Hersteller:	Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	216 x 216 x 17 mm
Von/Mit:	Andrew D. Short (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum:	24.09.2009
Gewicht:	0,598 kg