Australian landscapes
By: edited by P. Bishop and B. Pillans
Series: Geological Society special publication -- 346
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9781862393141
Subjects: Geomorphology
Description: 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.