Overview
Examines sedimentary carbonates, soils, karst landscapes, volcanism, neotectonism and Quaternary sea-level changes
Chronicles complex coastal landscape changes in response to different environmental processes
Documents Quaternary sea-level changes of international relevance
Synthesizes over 150 years of research on the Quaternary environmental history of the region
Contains a rich resource of previously unpublished data, examples and illustrations
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About this book
This book provides an up-to-date overview of the Quaternary geological and geomorphological evolution of the Coorong Coastal Plain region and its significance in a global context for understanding long-term records of Quaternary sea-level changes.
The Coorong Coastal Plain in southern Australia is a natural laboratory for examining the response of coastal barrier landscapes to relative sea-level changes. The region provides direct evidence of coastal sedimentation during successive interglacials over the past 1 million years, as well as more recent volcanism. The region has received international focus and attracted scientists from around the World, with interests in long-term coastal evolution, sea-level changes, Quaternary dating methods and geochronology, soil development, temperate carbonate sedimentation, karst geomorphology and geologically recent volcanism.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Colin was awarded the A.H. Voisey Medal by the Geological Society of Australia in 1995 for contributions to the study of the geology of New South Wales and the Mawson Medal by the Australian Academy of Science in 2016 for contributions to the geology of Australia. Whilst maintaining a vigorous research program, Colin has also been very active in undergraduate teaching and the supervision of postgraduate research students, many of whom, have gone on to assume influential positions in industry and academia.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Quaternary History of the Coorong Coastal Plain, Southern Australia
Book Subtitle: An Archive of Environmental and Global Sea-Level Changes
Authors: Colin V. Murray-Wallace
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89342-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-89341-9Published: 11 May 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-07744-0Published: 10 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-89342-6Published: 28 April 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 229
Topics: Sedimentology, Coastal Sciences, Physical Geography