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Mechanical and biological erosion of beachrock in Barbados, West Indies : a regional study of the distribution, forms, processes and rates of mechanical and biological erosion of a carbonate clastic rock in the littoral zone.

The importance of destructive processes in the morphology of carbonate shores has been recognized for many years. Field evidence of erosion in the form of shore platforms, reef flats and shoreline nips is widespread, especially in tropical and subtropical areas. However, it is obvious from a review of the literature that agreement is not complete on the dominant processes of erosion. [...]

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.118056
Date January 1965
CreatorsMcLean, Roger Fairburn.
ContributorsBird, J. (Supervisor)
PublisherMcGill University
Source SetsLibrary and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation
Formatapplication/pdf
CoverageDoctor of Philosophy. (Department of Geography. )
RightsAll items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated.
Relationalephsysno: NNNNNNNNN, Theses scanned by McGill Library.

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