Australian landscapes / edited by P. Bishop and B. Pillans.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bishop, P.

Pillans, B. (Brad)

Series:

Geological Society special publication ; no. 346.

Geological Society special publication

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geomorphology--Australia.

Geomorphology.

Australia.

Physical Description:

vii, 328 pages ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : Geological Society of London, 2010.

Summary:

Australian Landscapes provides an up-to-date statement on the geomorphology of Australia. Karst, desert, bedrock rivers, coasts, submarine geomorphology, biogeomorphology and tectonics are all covered, aided by the latest geochronological techniques and remote sensing approaches. The antiquity and enduring geomorphological stability of the Australian continent are emphasized in several chapters, but the cutting-edge techniques used to establish that stability also reveal much complexity, including areas of considerable recent tectonic activity and a wide range of rates of landscape change. Links to the biological sphere are explored, in relation both to the lengthy human presence on the continent and to a biota that resulted from Cenozoic aridification of the continent, dated using new techniques. New syntheses of glaciation in Tasmania, aridification in South Australia and aeolian activity all focus on Quaternary landscape evolution.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781862393141

1862393141

OCLC:

691418836