Salt marshes, most now embanked, together with genetically related wetlands and high
intertidal flats, make a major environmental contribution to the lowland coasts of Northwest …

Geomorphology is currently in a period of resurgence as we seek to explain the diversity,
origins and dynamics of terrain on the Earth and other planets in an era of increased …

David Knighton's best-selling book looks at the wide range of forms developed by natural
rivers and the processes responsible for that development. The book combines empirical …

The plate tectonics revolution in the earth sciences has provided a valuable new framework
for understanding long-term landform development. This innovative text provides a …

Contrary to common contemporary usage, alluvial fans are a naturally unique phenomenon
readily distinguishable from other sedimentary environments, including gravel-bed rivers, on …

The importance of the inherent resistance of soil to erosional processes, or soil erodibility, is
generally recognized in hillslope and fluvial geomorphology, but the full implications of the …

The major goal of this book is to bring together evidence of active deformation on alluvial
rivers, with emphasis on geomorphological adjustment. The authors have grouped their …

Catchment morphology and drainage density are strongly influenced by hillslope processes.
The consequences of several different hillslope process laws are explored in a series of …

Experimental modelling applied to the study of orogenic wedge dynamics has been a
subject of fruitful research for more than 30years, although the technique dates back as far …

Nonrenewable energy resources, comprising fossil fuels and uranium, are not ran domly
distributed within the Earth's crust. They formed in response to a complex array of geologic …