David Hopley, Scott G. Smithers, Kevin E. Parnell.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Cambridge :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Cambridge University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2007.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xiii, 532 pages) :
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illustrations, maps
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Geomorphology and the Great Barrier Reef; 2 Foundations of the Great Barrier Reef; 3 Sea level: a primary control of long-term reef growth and geomorphological development; 4 Oceanography, hydrodynamics, climate, and water quality as influences on reef geomorphological processes; 5 Spatial analysis of the morphology of the reefs and islands of the Great Barrier Reef; 6 The non-reefal areas of the continental shelf; 7 Fringing and nearshore coral reefs; 8 The mid-shelf reefs of the Great Barrier Reef.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Reference on geomorphological studies on reefs for researchers and graduate students in geomorphology and oceanography.
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Title
Geomorphology of the Great Barrier Reef.
International Standard Book Number
9780521853026
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Coral reefs and islands.
Geology, Stratigraphic-- Quaternary.
Geomorphology-- Australia-- Great Barrier Reef (Qld.)