The geomorphology of the Great Barrier Reef : development, diversity, and change /

Reference on geomorphological studies on reefs for researchers and graduate students in geomorphology and oceanography.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hopley, David
Otros Autores: Smithers, Scott G., Parnell, Kevin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Temas:
From 2 million years ago
Geomorphology > Australia > Great Barrier Reef (Qld.)
Coral reefs and islands.
Geology, Stratigraphic > Quaternary.
Géomorphologie > Australie > Grande Barrière (Queensl.)
Récifs et îles de coraux.
Stratigraphie > Quaternaire.
atolls.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geology.
Coral reefs and islands
Geology, Stratigraphic
Geomorphology
Quaternary Geologic Period
Géomorphologie > Australie.
Queensland > Great Barrier Reef
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Geomorphology and 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 morphology 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.

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