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Sandy Beaches as Ecosystems

Based on the Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Sandy Beaches, held in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 17–21 January 1983

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1983

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Editors:
  1. Anton McLachlan

    1. Zoology Department, University of Port Elizabeth, South Africa

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  2. Theuns Erasmus

    1. Zoology Department, University of Port Elizabeth, South Africa

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Part of the book series: Developments in Hydrobiology (DIHY, volume 19)

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Table of contents (78 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VIII
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Anton McLachlan, Theuns Erasmus
      Pages 1-1

  3. Physical Aspects

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 3-3
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    2. Physical Aspects of Sandy Beaches — A Review

      • D. H. Swart
      Pages 5-44

    3. Sediment Reworking on Sandy Beaches

      • David M. Chapman
      Pages 45-61

    4. Beach Changes on Coasts with Different Wave Climates

      • D. G. Aubrey
      Pages 63-85

    5. Provenance of Beach Sediments in South-Eastern Australia

      • E. C. F. Bird
      Pages 87-95

    6. Properties of Logarithmic Spiral Beaches with Particular Reference to Algoa Bay

      • J. M. Bremner
      Pages 97-113

    7. Beach and Nearshore Habitats as a Function of Internal Geometry, Primary Sedimentary Structures and Grain Size

      • B. W. Flemming, A. H. Fricke
      Pages 115-132

    8. Physical Variability of Sandy Beaches

      • A. D. Short, L. D. Wright
      Pages 133-144

    9. Sediments and Structures in Beach-Nearshore Environments, South East Australia

      • A. D. Short
      Pages 145-155

    10. A Theoretical Model of Surf Zone Circulation and Diatom Growth

      • D. F. Winter
      Pages 157-167

    11. Holocene Coastal Development in the NW Part of the Netherlands

      • E. F. J. De Mulder
      Pages 169-175

    12. Wave-Generated Water Flow through a Porous Sea Bed

      • D. H. Swart, J. B. Crowley
      Pages 177-189

    13. Sedimentary Aspects of the Mvumase Project

      • J. Nicholson
      Pages 191-197

    14. Physical Aspects of Sandy Beaches — Workshop Report

      • D. H. Swart
      Pages 199-200

  4. Chemical Aspects

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 201-201
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    2. The Chemistry of Sandy Beach Ecosystems — A Review

      • G. A. Eagle
      Pages 203-224

    3. Nutrient Cycling in Sandy Beaches

      • K. B. Pugh
      Pages 225-233

    4. The Effect of Meiofauna and Bacteria on Nutrient Cycles in Sandy Beaches

      • H. F-K. O. Hennig, A. H. Fricke, C. T. Martin
      Pages 235-247
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What sight is more beautiful than a high-energy beach facing lines of rolling white breakers? What battleground is more ferocious than where waves and sand meet? What environment could be more exciting to study than this sandy interface between sea and land? And yet how much do we know about sandy beaches? Open sandy beaches are amongst the most neglected fields of scientific study in the coastal environment. This situation exists despite their great extent along most temperate and tropical coastlines and their value as recreational areas and buffer zones against the sea. The traditional oceanographer does not venture into the surf zone while the terrestrial ecologist stops short at the high water mark. Only a few coastal engineers have grappled with the problem of sand and sediment movement as it influences their construction of harbours and pipelines. The marine biologist on the other hand has regarded estuaries, coral reefs and rocky shores, obviously teeming with life, as more fruitful areas for study than the apparently poor animal life on sandy beaches. Sandy beaches have therefore tended to become a scientific no man's land. Over the last decade this situation has begun to improve. Recent work on high-energy beaches has revealed that they may in fact be rich and productive and fertile areas for study. It has even been suggested that beaches and their adjacent surf zones may constitute viable marine ecosystems.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Zoology Department, University of Port Elizabeth, South Africa

    Anton McLachlan, Theuns Erasmus

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Sandy Beaches as Ecosystems

  • Book Subtitle: Based on the Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Sandy Beaches, held in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 17–21 January 1983

  • Editors: Anton McLachlan, Theuns Erasmus

  • Series Title: Developments in Hydrobiology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2938-3

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1983

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-6193-770-8Published: 31 August 1983

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-8521-4Published: 29 January 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-2938-3Published: 17 April 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 757

  • Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Freshwater & Marine Ecology, Marine & Freshwater Sciences

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