Thecoastalenvironmentof the world is made up of a wide variety of landformsmanifestedin a spectrum of sizes and shapes ranging from gently sloping beaches to high cliffs, yet coastal landforms are best considered in two broad categories: erosional and depositional. In fact, the overall nature of...
including aerial photos, historical maps, simple figures, and satellite images--the author presents a lively, interesting lesson in coastal geography that readers will remember and appreciate the next time they are at the beach and want to know: What happens to sand that erodes from our beaches...
1). This region comprises 80 cities and a population of more than 10,500,000. Topographic elevations in these provinces vary between 0 m (in beaches) and 3,701 m (Menar Mountain in Khuzestan province). The northern parts of the region, especially the mountainous areas, experience cold ...
The highest level was detected in M. barbatus with 18.8%. The size of MP detected in fish was in the ranged of 0.38–3.1 mm. Similar results were obtained in a study by Possatto et al. [48] on Cathorops spixii (N = 60), C. agassizii (N = 60) and Sciadres herzbergii (N = ...
Lake Alakol is characterized by secular and intra-secular cyclical (periodic) water-level variations due to seasonal changes, primarily from snowmelt runoff [11]. Wind, waves, and surges lead to shore erosion and the coastal degradation of beaches and wetland ecosystems [12]. These water-level ...