Description
Book SynopsisAn understanding of sediment sources and pathways helps in solving environmental problems and maintaining biological diversity. This book brings together monitoring, single or multitracer measurements and the development of modelling strategies in aeolian, marine and fluvial environments.
Trade Review"Foster should be congratulated for bringing to fruition a volume that will act as a springboard for future studies." (Progress in Physical Geography, Vol. 25. No.4 2001)
"…essential reference material for any geomorphologist…I wish it had been around when I completed my PhD…" (Geological Journal, January/March 2003)
Table of ContentsPreface
Background and Recent Developments
Atmospheric and Hydrological Tracers
Tracers for investigating Soil Erosion and Hillslope Processes
Tracing Fluvial Sediments
Tracers for Coastal Transport Studies
Tracers for Palaeoenvironmental Investigations
