The influence of coarse woody debris on gravel beach geomorphology

Geomorphology

Volumn 159-160, Issue , 2012, Pages 106-115

  Kennedy, David M ^a   Woods, Josephine L D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Beach; Coarse woody debris; CWD; Driftwood; Dunes; Gravel; Large

Indexed keywords

BEACH MORPHOLOGY; BERM; COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; COASTAL EVOLUTION; DUNE; GRAVEL; STORM;

NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; WELLINGTON [NORTH ISLAND];

EID: 84861679413     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2012.03.009     Document Type: Article

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