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Environmental Sedimentology provides a comprehensive introduction to this rapidly expanding field which addresses the functioning and dynamics of contemporary sediment systems and how these systems respond to a range of both natural and anthropogenically-induced disturbance events. considers a range of sedimentary environments; mountain and upland, fluvial, lacustrine, arid, urban, deltaic and estuarine, temperate coastal, tropical coastal, and continental shelf aspects of sediment management and remediation are also considered as are the potential impacts of on-going and future climatic and environmental change Readership: advanced level undergraduates in earth science, environmental science and physical geography, and graduate students in the earth and environmental sciences with an interest in contemporary sediment systems
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Environmental Sedimentology Environmental Sedimentology Edited by Chris Perry and Kevin Taylor Department of Environmental and Geographical Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University © 2007 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd BLACKWELL PUBLISHING 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148-5020, USA 9600 Garsington Road, Oxford OX4 2DQ, UK 550 Swanston Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia The right of Chris Perry and Kevin Taylor to be identified as the Authors of the Editorial Material in this Work has been asserted in accordance with the UK Copyright, Designs, and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, except as permitted by the UK Copyright, Designs, and Patents Act 1988, without the prior permission of the publisher. First published 2007 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd 1 2007 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Environmental sedimentology / edited by Chris Perry and Kevin Taylor. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-1-4051-1515-5 (pbk.: acid-free paper) ISBN-10: 1-4051-1515-7 (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. Sedimentology. 2. Geology–Environmental aspects. I. Perry, Chris (Chris T.) II. Taylor, Kevin (Kevin G.) QE33.E58 2007 551.3–dc22 2006023456 A catalogue record for this title is available from the British Library. Set in 10/12.5pt Sabon by Graphicraft Limited, Hong Kong Printed and bound in Singapore by Fabulous Ltd The publisher’s policy is to use permanent paper from mills that operate a sustainable forestry policy, and which has been manufactured from pulp processed using acid-free and elementary chlorine-free practices. Furthermore, the publisher ensures that the text paper and cover board used have met acceptable environmental accreditation standards. For further information on Blackwell Publishing, visit our website: www.blackwellpublishing.com Contents List of case studies List of contributors Preface 1 Environmental sedimentology: introduction Chris Perry and Kevin Taylor vi viii ix 1 2 Mountain environments Jeff Warburton 32 3 Fluvial environments Karen Hudson-Edwards 75 4 Lake environments Lars Håkanson 109 5 Arid environments Anne Mather 144 6 Urban environments Kevin Taylor 190 7 Deltaic and estuarine environments Peter French 223 8 Temperate coastal environments Andrew Cooper 263 9 Tropical coastal environments: coral reefs and mangroves Chris Perry 302 10 Continental shelf environments Piers Larcombe 351 References Index 389 428 Case studies 1.1 Anthropogenic modifications to sediment supply, northern Gulf of California 1.2 Temporal changes in sediment composition as a result of pollution: archives of lead pollution 1.3 Sedime