How might the shape of sediment affect its deposition? Why do sedimentary rocks form in horizontal layers? How does weathering produce sediment? Why do minerals in metamorphic rocks often rearrange in layers? Why does coastal erosion produce a straightened shoreline?
Why are coastal deserts dry? What causes breakers to crash into the ocean floor? Why does the density of ocean water increase as salinity increases? How does geology affect the rate of coastal erosion? Why does ground-level ozone usually occur near the ocean?
In fact, in many forest types, more than one intermediate-severity disturbance is likely to occur during the lifespan of the dominant trees. In Quercus stands of the eastern USA for example, the return interval of intermediate-severity disturbance events based on tree-ring records has been ...
In the case of peak flow alteration, a downstream channel response may occur all along the reach as long as hydrological conditions are not significantly changed by the contribution of a tributary. However, the response is not systematically linked to changes in the sediment or flood regime. ...