Erosional and depositional textures and structures in coastal karst landscapes

Coastal Research Library

Volumn 5, Issue , 2013, Pages 15-57

  Taboroši, Danko ^a,b   Kázmér, Miklós ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUAM   (Guam)

^b Island Research and Education Initiative   (Federated States of Micronesia)

^c EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Exposed coast; Intertidal zone; Rock surface; Rock texture; Splash zone

Indexed keywords

EID: 85076852775     PISSN: 22110577     EISSN: 22110585     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-5016-6_2     Document Type: Chapter

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