Sedimentary Processes in the Inter-tidal Zone (Geological Society Special Publication) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1862390134 ISBN 13: 9781862390133

Publisher: Geological Society, 1998

Synopsis

Intertidal flats form an integral and important part of coastal systems, which have for centuries been usefully exploited by man for communication, transportation, waste disposal, power generation and amenity development. They provide an indispensable feeding ground for many species of shorebirds, play a vital role in protecting the shoreline against erosion by wave action, and they act as both a source and sink to sediments and pollutants and are therefore intrinsically relate to the ecological health of the system as well as its geomorphology. It is thus important that we monitor these environments, and build up a comprehensive picture of the dynamic processes that have produced and now modify these environments. This book brings together geoscientists, chemists and biologists working on the intertidal zones of European estuaries and coasts.

Edition details

• Publisher: Geological Society
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1862390134
• ISBN 13: 9781862390133
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 400
• Editor: Black Kevin S., Etc., Paterson D.M. Gatty Marine Laboratory University Of St Andrews), Cramp A.