Coastal geoheritage: A hierarchical approach to classifying coastal types as a basis for identifying geodiversity and sites of significance in Western Australia

Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 81-113

  Brocx, M ^a   Semeniuk, V ^b  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b V and C Semeniuk Research Group   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coastal classification; Coastal geoheritage; Coastal types; Geoconservation; Geodiversity; Geoheritage; Hierarchical coastal classification

Indexed keywords

CLIFF; COASTAL ZONE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; EROSIVITY; GEODIVERSITY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; HOLOCENE; SEDIMENTATION;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 79551673667     PISSN: 0035922X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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