The rock coast of the British Isles: Weathering and biogenic processes

Geological Society Memoir

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 57-76

  Coombes, Martin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOEROSION; CARBONATE ROCK; COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; COASTAL ZONE; LITHOLOGY; OCEAN TIDE; OCEAN WAVE; WEATHERING;

IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84922448271     PISSN: 04354052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/M40.5     Document Type: Article

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