Inland Dunes of North America (Paperback)

Inland Dunes of North America By Nicholas Lancaster (Editor), Patrick Hesp (Editor) Cover Image
By Nicholas Lancaster (Editor), Patrick Hesp (Editor)
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Comprehensively documents inland dune systems as well as coastal dunes in North America
Maximizes readers insights into different dune fields origins, dynamics (including source(s) of sand) and development

Explores the relations between geomorphology and ecosystem processes (e.g. dune vegetation and its effects on sediment transport and erosion and deposition patterns)

About the Author


Patrick Hesp (Ph.D; DSc) is the Strategic Professor of Coastal Studies, College of Science and Engineering at Flinders University, Australia. He has held academic positions in NSW, Western Australia, Singapore, USA, and NZ, non-academic positions in the WA State Dept. of Agriculture, Geomarine P/L, and the Rottnest Island Authority, held visiting professorships and fellowships in South Africa, Namibia, Israel, Holland, China, Brazil, Italy, Malaysia, Thailand, and France, and has worked on beaches and coastal and desert dunes all over the world. He is an expert on coastal dune geomorphology, and has published over 290 articles in his career to date. Nicholas Lancaster is Emeritus Research Professor at the Desert Research Institute, Nevada, USA. His decades of research on sand dunes has taken him to deserts in Africa (Namib, Kalahari, northern and western Sahara), Arabia, Antarctica, and the western United States (Mojave and Sonoran Deserts). His work has resulted in more than 150 scientific papers and several books and has been recognized by awards from the Geological Society of America, the Association of America Geographers, the International Society for Aeolian Research, the International Quaternary Association, and the Nevada System of Higher Education.


Product Details
ISBN: 9783030405007
ISBN-10: 3030405001
Publisher: Springer
Publication Date: May 22nd, 2021
Pages: 337
Language: English