Geomorphology of Australian estuaries: Review and prospect

Austral Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 367-380

  Kench, Paul S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Coastal Consultants NZ Ltd ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Australia; Estuaries; Geomorphology; Morphodynamics; Morphological evolution; Sedimentation

Indexed keywords

EID: 18044382771     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9993.1999.00985.x     Document Type: Review

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