| Description |
vii, 328 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps (some colour) ; 26 cm |
| Series |
Geological Society special publication ; 346 |
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Geological Society special publication ; no. 346
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| Contents |
Introduction: Australian geomorphology into the 21st century -- A theory (involving tropical cyclones) on the formation of coarse-grained sand beach ridges in NE Australia -- Sheltered sandy beaches of southwestern Australia -- Are the Murray Canyons offshore southern Australia still active for sediment transport? -- East Australian marine abrasion surface -- Geoarchaeology in Australia : understanding human-environment interactions -- Ecogeomorphology in the Australian drylands and the role of biota in mediating the effects of climate change on landscape processes and evolution -- History of Austrailan aridity : chronology in the evolution of arid landscapes -- The Australian desert dunefields : formation and evolution in an old, flat, dry continent -- Advances in quaternary studies in Tasmania -- 'Of droughts and flooding rains' : an alluvial loess record from central South Australian spanning the last glacial cycle -- Eroding Australia : rates and processes from Bega Valley to Arnhem Land -- Tectonic geomorphology of Australia -- Lithology and the evolution of bedrock rivers in post-orogenic settings : contraints from the high-elevation passive continental margin of SE Australia -- Rethinking eastern Australian caves -- Oxygen-isotope dating the Yilgarn regolith |
| Summary |
"Australian Landscapes provides an up-to-date statement on the geomorphology of Australia. Karst, desert, bedrock rivers, coasts, submarine geomorphology, biogeomorphology and tectonics are all covered, aided by the latest geochronical techniques and remote sensing approaches." -- Back cover |
| Analysis |
Australian |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Also available online |
| Subject |
Geochronometry -- Australia.
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Geology -- Australia.
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Geomorphology -- Australia.
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Landforms -- Australia.
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Regolith -- Australia.
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Remote sensing.
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| Author |
Bishop, Paul, geomorphologist, editor of compilation
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Pillans, B. (Brad), editor of compilation
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Geological Society of London.
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| LC no. |
2011288341 |
| ISBN |
1862393141 (hbk.) |
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9781862393141 (hbk.) |
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