The New Zealand Coast
The New Zealand Coast

Author: James Goff

Publisher: Dunmore Press

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13:

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This book offers an introductory and informative description of natural processes and their effects on the New Zealand coastline. The text covers: tectonic history of NZ; oceanography of NZ waters, tsunami and storm-surge hazards; high energy beach and nearshore environments; the NZ inner continental shelf; gravel beach barriers and lagoon systems; coastal barriers and dunes; estuaries and tidal inlets; coastal wetlands and coastal pollution and pre-European archaeology of the coast.

Landscape and Quaternary Environmental Change in New Zealand
Landscape and Quaternary Environmental Change in New Zealand

Author: James Shulmeister

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-12-16

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13: 9462392374

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This book brings together an overview of the recent geological history, active earth and biological processes and human settlement of New Zealand. Topics covered include the very active neotectonic and volcanic setting. Mountain geomorphic processes are examined and new ideas about landsliding are highlighted. The exceptional sedimentary archives of the Whanganui Basin are also presented. As one of two land masses that extend into the southern mid-latitudes, New Zealand is ideally located to investigate changes in Southern Ocean climate. Related to this, mountain glaciation in New Zealand is a focus in global climate change debates. New Zealand also has a unique biota due to its long isolation and is the last major land mass to be settled by people. Advances in DNA technologies have revolutionised our understanding of the histories and processes involved. The book provides a comprehensive review of existing work and highlights new ideas and major debates across all these fields.