Eisma, Doeke
Intertidal Deposits: River Mouths, Tidal Flats, and Coastal Lagoons combines the authors personal and professional experience with the mass of available literature to present a cohesive overview of intertidal deposits and the widely diverse conditions of their formation worldwide. This includes the strong influence of water movements, climate, sediment particle characteristics, vegetation, fauna, and man.
Intertidal areas are important for many reasons both scientifically and economically and recently, a growing concern for conservation of these fragile regions strives to preserve and protect their natural balance. This book, written by an international expert in the field, concentrates on the more important intertidal areas distinguished by size and morphology, tidal range, the degree and type of vegetational cover, the amount and type of benthic fauna, the extent of human exploitation, and the degree of previous study.
Intertidal Deposits: River Mouths, Tidal Flats, and Coastal Lagoons combines the authors personal and professional experience with the mass of available literature to present a cohesive overview of intertidal deposits and the widely diverse conditions of their formation worldwide. This includes the strong influence of water movements, climate, sediment particle characteristics, vegetation, fauna, and man.Intertidal areas are important for many reasons both scientifically and economically and recently, a growing concern for conservation of these fragile regions strives to preserve and protect their natural balance. This book, written by an international expert in the field, concentrates on the more important intertidal areas distinguished by size and morphology, tidal range, the degree and type of vegetational cover, the amount and type of benthic fauna, the extent of human exploitation, and the degree of previous study.
Introduction
Worldwide Distribution of Intertidal Areas
Tides
Zonation
Vegetation
Benthic Fauna
Sediment
Macrotidal Deposits
The Wash (North Sea)
Baie du Mont - St. Michel
Bassin d'Arcachon
Macrotidal River Estuaries, Rias, and Bays in Northwest Europe
Mozambique
Madagascar West Coast
Gulf of Khambhat (Cambay) and the Gulf of Kachchh (Kutch)
Ganges - Brahmaputra (Meghna) River Mouths
Irrawaddy River Delta
West Coast Korea
China: Jiangsu Coast
China: Chang Jiang River Mouth and Hangzhou Bay
China Southeast Coast: Intertidal Deposits in Embayments
Taiwan West Coast
Red River Mouths
King Sound, Cambridge Gulf (Northwest Australia)
North Australia
Broad Sound (Queensland)
Cook Inlet, Glacier Bay (Alaska)
Queen Charlotte Islands
Colorado River Delta Area
Bay of Fundy
St. Lawrence Estuary
Hudson Strait - Ungava Bay - Baffin Island
San Antonio Bay (Argentina)
San Sebastian Bay (Tierra del Fuego)
Columbia - Ecuador
Macrotidal Deposits
Mesotidal Deposits
The Wadden Sea
Mesotidal River Estuaries and Rias in Western Europe
Guinea-Bissau - Guinea
Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea
Tanzania and Kenya
Northwest Persian Gulf
Indus River Delta and Rann of Kutch
Northern Gulf of Thailand
West Coast of Burma (Myanmar), Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia (Andaman Sea Coast)
Mekong River Mouth
The Philippines
Indonesia
Gulf of Papua
Gulf of Carpentaria and Northern Queensland
Firth of Thames, New Zealand
Bristol Bay, Alaska
Fraser River Delta
Yaquina Bay, San Francisco Bay
The U.S. East Coast: Georgia, South Carolina, Maine
Southern Hudson Bay, Labrador
The South America North Coast: Amazon River Mouth - Guyanas - Orinoco Delta
South America East Coast
Bahia Blanca, Argentina
Mesotidal Deposits
Microtidal Deposits
Dyfi Estuary, Wales
The White Sea, Northern Siberia, The Gulf of Anadyr, and the Sea of Okhot
IntroductionWorldwide Distribution of Intertidal AreasTidesZonationVegetationBenthic FaunaSedimentMacrotidal DepositsThe Wash (North Sea)Baie du Mont - St. MichelBassin d'ArcachonMacrotidal River Estuaries, Rias, and Bays in Northwest EuropeMozambiqueMadagascar West CoastGulf of Khambhat (Cambay) and the Gulf of Kachchh (Kutch)Ganges - Brahmaputra (Meghna) River MouthsIrrawaddy River DeltaWest Coast KoreaChina: Jiangsu CoastChina: Chang Jiang River Mouth and Hangzhou BayChina Southeast Coast: Intertidal Deposits in EmbaymentsTaiwan West CoastRed River MouthsKing Sound, Cambridge Gulf (Northwest Australia)North AustraliaBroad Sound (Queensland)Cook Inlet, Glacier Bay (Alaska)Queen Charlotte IslandsColorado River Delta AreaBay of FundySt. Lawrence EstuaryHudson Strait - Ungava Bay - Baffin IslandSan Antonio Bay (Argentina)San Sebastian Bay (Tierra del Fuego)Columbia - EcuadorMacrotidal DepositsMesotidal DepositsThe Wadden SeaMesotidal River Estuaries and Rias in Western EuropeGuinea-Bissau - GuineaCameroon and Equatorial GuineaTanzania and KenyaNorthwest Persian GulfIndus River Delta and Rann of KutchNorthern Gulf of ThailandWest Coast of Burma (Myanmar), Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia (Andaman Sea Coast)Mekong River MouthThe PhilippinesIndonesiaGulf of PapuaGulf of Carpentaria and Northern QueenslandFirth of Thames, New ZealandBristol Bay, AlaskaFraser River DeltaYaquina Bay, San Francisco BayThe U.S. East Coast: Georgia, South Carolina, MaineSouthern Hudson Bay, LabradorThe South America North Coast: Amazon River Mouth - Guyanas - Orinoco DeltaSouth America East CoastBahia Blanca, ArgentinaMesotidal DepositsMicrotidal DepositsDyfi Estuary, WalesThe White Sea, Northern Siberia, The Gulf of Anadyr, and the Sea of Okhot
Based on years of research conducted by the author and papers from international experts, Intertidal Deposits: River Mouths, Tidal Flats, and Coastal Lagoons presents a cohesive overview of intertidal deposits and the widely diverse conditions of their formation worldwide.
"This is an impressive and encyclopedic compilation...about the distribution, geomorphology, sedimentology, biota, and Holocene evolution of intertidal deposits from around the world...Few can match Eisma's breadth of knowledge about tidal deposits...Check this book out before your next trip."
Karl W. Flessa, Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
"This is an impressive and encyclopedic compilation...about the distribution, geomorphology, sedimentology, biota, and Holocene evolution of intertidal deposits from around the world...Few can match Eisma's breadth of knowledge about tidal deposits...Check this book out before your next trip."Karl W. Flessa, Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
Based on years of research conducted by the author and papers from international experts, this title presents a cohesive overview of intertidal deposits and the widely diverse conditions of their formation worldwide. It includes the influence of water movements, climate, sediment particle characteristics, vegetation, fauna, and man.
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Intertidal Deposits: River Mouths, Tidal Flats, and Coastal Lagoons combines the authors personal and professional experience with the mass of available literature to present a cohesive overview of intertidal deposits and the widely diverse conditions of their formation worldwide. This includes the strong influence of water movements, climate, sediment particle characteristics, vegetation, fauna, and man. Intertidal areas are important for many reasons both scientifically and economically and recently, a growing concern for conservation of these fragile regions strives to preserve and protect their natural balance. This book, written by an international expert in the field, concentrates on the more important intertidal areas distinguished by size and morphology, tidal range, the degree and type of vegetational cover, the amount and type of benthic fauna, the extent of human exploitation, and the degree of previous study. TOC:Introduction.- Worldwide Distribution of Intertidal Areas.- Mesotidal Deposits.- Microtidal Deposits. Windflat Deposits.- Morphology of Intertidal Areas.- Intertidal Sediment Composition and Structure.- Sediment Transport in Intertidal Areas.- Intertidal Fauna and Vegetation.- Holocene Development of Intertidal Deposits.- Influence of Man.- Index.
