Late-Holocene buried forests on the Oregon coast

Auteurs :
HART, R.
PETERSON, C.

Description :
Between 1994 and 2006, winter storm waves exposed more than 4.5 km2 of late-Holocene forest soil on shore platforms at 19 localities of the Oregon coast. Once exposed, wave action eroded the soil rapidly (1 to 2 years). The intact forest soil and roots on the shore platforms must have been nearly continuously buried, protected and preserved prior to recent exposure. This late-Holocene buried forest provides the basis for a conceptual model of coastal evolution : a three stage reversal of erosion and sand supply must have occurred.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Earth surface processes and landforms, issn : 0197-9337, 2007, vol. 32, n°. 2, p. 210-229, nombre de pages : 20, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 37 ref.

Date :
2007

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, Chichester, Wiley