Overview
- Up to date Science on estuaries
- Contains site specific studies compared to other areas
- Includes full colour images
Part of the book series: Coastal Systems and Continental Margins (CSCM, volume 8)
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Estuaries occur along many of the world’s coastlines irrespective of geologic setting, energy regime, and depositional environment. They represent the interface between fluvial, coastal and marine environments and they contain the sedimentary record of geological changes among these systems. However, detailed case studies on the morphodynamics and sedimentary evolution of different estuarine environments are notably lacking.
This book focuses on the use of high-resolution geophysical techniques, field observations and modeling to investigate the morphodynamics of estuaries on both glaciated and non-glaciated coasts and on different time scales. Papers in this book offer a new approach to nearshore and estuary studies, with an emphasis on multidisciplinary techniques and data integration. Results of these studies have important implications for estuary resource management and shoreline stability. This book will be of interest to sedimentologists, coastal and Quaternary geologists, environmental scientists, and coastal managers.
Reviews
From the reviews of the first edition:
"From fifteen case studies, this book revisits the definition of estuaries as sediment traps, with sediment importing both from the sea and from the rivers. … the two editors brought a wealth of knowledge from both sides of the Atlantic. … The scientific quality of all the papers is good to excellent; the editors did an excellent job there. It is a very useful book on case studies in modern marine biology." (Eric Wolanski, Journal of Sedimentary Research, December, 2006)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: High Resolution Morphodynamics and Sedimentary Evolution of Estuaries
Editors: Duncan M. FitzGerald, Jasper Knight
Series Title: Coastal Systems and Continental Margins
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3296-X
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2005
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-3295-0Published: 14 July 2005
Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-6831-6Published: 22 October 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-3296-7Published: 05 July 2007
Series ISSN: 1384-6434
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VI, 366
Topics: Geomorphology, Sedimentology, Physical Geography, Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences, Oceanography, Mineral Resources