Written by two of Australia's leading coastal scientists, Andrew Short and Colin Woodroffe, The Coast of Australia provides the first comprehensive account of the Australian coast. Covering 36,000km of shoreline, it details the various coastal systems that operate, including beaches, dunes, estuaries, deltas, rocky coast and coral reefs.
Written by two of Australia's leading coastal scientists, Andrew Short and Colin Woodroffe, The Coast of Australia provides the first comprehensive account of the Australian coast. Covering 36,000km of shoreline, it details the various coastal systems that operate, including beaches, dunes, estuaries, deltas, rocky coast and coral reefs.
Andrew Short is a coastal geomorphologist with degrees from the University of Sydney, University of Hawaii and Louisiana State University. He has studied the coasts of North and South America, the Alaskan Arctic, Hawaii, New Zealand, Europe, the British Isles and the entire Australian coast. His main interests are beach and dune morphodynamics, coastal evolution and management. He has written more than 150 scientific articles and 12 books.
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Prologue 1. Evolution of the Australian coast 2. Coastal processes 3. Coastal ecosystems 4. Estuaries and deltas 5. Beaches 6. Coastal dunes and barriers 7. Rocky coasts 8. Reef coasts 9. Human interaction with the coast Further reading Index.
Prologue 1. Evolution of the Australian coast 2. Coastal processes 3. Coastal ecosystems 4. Estuaries and deltas 5. Beaches 6. Coastal dunes and barriers 7. Rocky coasts 8. Reef coasts 9. Human interaction with the coast Further reading Index.
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