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Contents

List of contributors

Dedication

Foreword

1 Coastal evolution: an introduction

Current practices and paradigms

History of coastal evolution

Coastal behaviour

Single events with a geological time scale return period

Gravel barrier evolution in Nova Scotia

Tidal river and floodplain evolution in northern Australia

Similarities between these models

Human impact and coastal evolution

Overview

Acknowledgements

References

2 Morphodynamics of coastal evolution

Introduction

Morphodynamic systems: definitions

Morphodynamic systems - general concepts

Cumulative evolution and state dependence

Large-scale coastal behaviour

Conclusions

Acknowledgments

References

3 Deltaic coasts

Introduction

Deltaic processes

Constituent fades: deltaic successions

Quaternary deltaic evolution

Deltas and coastal management

Acknowledgements

References

4 Wave-dominated coasts

Introduction

Background

Marine transgression

Marine regression

Stable sea-level conditions

Stationary barriers

Discussion and conclusions

Acknowledgements

References

5 Macrotidal estuaries

Introduction

Principal boundary conditions

Classification of tidal estuaries

Morphodynamics

Postglacial sea-level changes and estuary evolution

Comparison of Australian macrotidal rivers with other systems

Likely effects of future sea-level rise

Acknowledgements

References

6 Lagoons and microtidal coasts

Introduction

Coastal lagoon distribution

Processes of lagoon formation

Examples of lagoonal evolution

Discussion and comparison

Processes of lagoon evolution

Controls on lagoon evolution

Evolutionary models

Current problems/ gaps in knowledge

References

7 Coral atolls

Introduction

The Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Funafuti Atoll

Atoll structure

Late Quaternary sea-level fluctuations

Holocene reef development

Surface morphology

Synthesis

Conclusion

References

8 Continental shelf reef systems

Introduction

The special features of fringing and shelf reefs

The major ecological controls on coral reef growth

Origin and evolution of the Great Barrier Reef

Recolonisation, growth and maturation of a shelf reef system inresponse to changing water quality

Phases in reef development in relation to water quality changes

Worldwide comparis

A model for tropical carbonate accumulations during atransgression-stillstand cycle (Fig. 8.10)

Conclusion

Acknowledgements

References

9 Arctic coastal plain shorelines

Introduction

Important zonal factors

Evolution of Arctic coastal plain shorelines

Discussion

Acknowledgements

References

10 Paraglacial coasts

Introduction

Coastal systems in the postglacial context

Paraglacial sediments

Paraglacial settings and coastal outcomes

Discussion

Conclusions

Acknowledgements

References

11 Coastal cliffs and platforms

Introduction

Rock coasts

Shoreline erosion and retreat

Variations in cliff/platform morphology

Conclusions

References

12 Tectonic shorelines

Introduction

Main causes of vertical displacements in coastal areas

Effects of tectonics on coastal evolution

References

13 Developed coasts

Introduction

Methodology

Characteristics of the New Jersey coast

Human modifications on the New Jersey coast

Human alterations and the coastal landscape

Planned future actions

Discussion

Conclusions

References

Index