, that is intended to feed back to ecology and evolutionary biology, indicates the potential for change in the deep understanding of geomorphology to reflect evolutionary and ecological succession theories.
in the short term. In this context, natural selection of organisms and ecological successions are considered to have the potential, in some cases, for extension to the physical world, including earth surface landforms. The extended evolutionary perspective
geomorphology, a branch of evolutionary earth science, is suggested as a more appropriate concept.
By means of examples it is demonstrated that much of the geomorphology of Australia dates back to early Cenozoic, Mesozoic and even Palaeozoic times. Papua-New Guinea is built of several fragments that had different histories before they collided
of geomorphic evolution are evaluated and it is considered that process studies, dynamic equilibrium, and even cyclic theory and uniformitarianism, are inadequate for the time-scale involved and the many unique events recorded in landscape history. Evolutionary
, particularly the notions of stability, instability and bifurcation, as inputs to this theoretical base. Three examples illustrate the potential of this approach and indicate its implications for geomorphological studies.
In the paper the A. outlines the results of a geologic and geomorphologic survey carried out in a sector of the Calore River basin (Telesina Valley), located in the Benevento Province (Southern Appenines, Italy). The data analysis conducted allowed
to reconstruct the morpho-evolutionary sequence of events that occurred in the study area during the Quaternary. - (NF)
Cenozoic ; Geomorphology ; Model ; Mountain ; New Zealand ; Plate tectonics ; South Island ; Tectonics ; Vertical movement
The existing models of the geomorphic development of the Southern Alps, the dynamic cuesta model of J. Adams and the numerical model of P. Koons, are compared with the new data (fission track analysis) and evolutionary model. Here the AA. examine
particularly the evolutionary interaction of rock uplift and landscape (mean surface elevation and relief).
Geomorphological events and landform change. The Centenary Lecture to the Department of Geography, University of Heidelberg
Catastrophe ; Concept ; Earth surface processes ; French school ; Geographic school ; Geomorphology ; Historical geography ; Landscape ; Theory
This paper discusses some of the implications of actualistic and evolutionary theory which emphasises slow steady change to landscapes toward a belief that landscapes can also change suddenly from one (stable?) state to another. For the A., C. LYELL
was a precursor and has considerable importance for geomorphology, even though he exaggerated the effect of the sea, and underestimated valley formation to an inhibiting degree. The A. then studies the nature of event geomorphology (the nature of processes, event
Geochronological position of badlands and geomorphological patterns in the Guadix-Baza basin (SE Spain)
geomorphological units in the Guadix-Baza depression, establish the geochronological evolutionary framework of the main erosional stages in this depression, and determine the period of formation of these badlands.
The Guadix-Baza basin is one of a number of intramontane depressions located within the Betic Cordillera, where the geological and geomorphological evolution is controlled by tectonic activity. The aim of this paper is to distinguish the main
in a full planetary context. Geomorphological inquiry is not appropriately limited in its philosophical presumptions to the reductionist views that have so successfully guided much of physics. Holistic thinking, exemplified by some aspects of evolutionary
If it is to be a complete science of landforms and landscapes , geomorphology is not appropriately limited geographically to the terrestrial portions of Earth's surface. Various systems of landforms and their generative processes are best understood
The objectives of this study is to construct the Holocene eustatic curve at the Nile delta coast and to correlate this curve with the evolutionary events of Holocene transgression. The analysis is based on carbon dating of shallow-water deltaic
and dune morphodynamics; Late-Holocene and historical coastal evolutionary behaviour; High-resolution topographic data sets and a resurgence of morphometric analysis; A grand challenge : predicting mesoscale coastal behaviour. Coastal geomorphology
This review highlights recent work in coastal geomorphology that challenges existing wisdom, breaks new ground or contributes in some way to wider principles. This review is organized in 5 parts : Non-cohesive and cohesive sediment dynamics; Beach
of geomorphological thinking rather than merely being used to constrain sediment budgets as a basis for the management of localized erosion problems.
Analysis of geomorphological features of Fusàro lagoon highlighted four main evolutionary stages, between 9000 yr BP an the present. This lagoon developed in the western sector of Phlegrean Fields active volcanic area during the mid-Holocene, within
Geomorphological evolution of longitudinal river profiles in the Carpathians
In this paper, attention is focused on the concavity of the stream profile. On this basis, the AA. tried to determine the evolution of some Eastern Carpathian rivers of Romania and thus estimate their long-term evolutionary tendencies
Coastal environment ; Coastal geomorphology ; Dorset ; England ; Geophysics ; Model ; Radar ; Sand bar ; Sea level ; United Kingdom
study not only refines the evolutionary picture of Chesil Beach, but illustrates the importance of the subtle interplay between relative sea level and sediment supply in the evolution of a barrier system. In addition, it also illustrates the potential
of GPR in resolving the evolutionary history of gravel-rich coastal landforms such as Chesil Beach.
Pliocene and Pleistocene formations dominate in the Pannonian Basin. The evolutionary history of relief is reconstructed with the aid of geomorphological surfaces (i.e. fluvial terraces, travertine levels, raised beaches) and faunal successions
The evolutionary history of the Nal region using remote sensing data and sub-surface lithological correlation indicated that late Quaternary sedimentation in the Nal region was governed by changes in sea level and by tectonism in the region
geomorphic paradigms such as cycles, climatic geomorphology or steady-state landforms. It is the result of a succession of unique events on a very long timescale, and as such is a classic example of evolutionarygeomorphology.
A geomorphological study performed by several field surveys and a morphometric analysis of the digital terrain model (DTM) and 3D cave models, allowed formulation of a first evolutionary framework of the karst system. The DTM was extracted from maps
and aerial photographs in order to find different generations of ‘relict’ landforms, through the morphometric analysis of topographic surface and karst landforms. This paper presents a preliminary evolutionary model of the karst as a whole, as well as a first
Functional geomorphology. Landform analysis and models
formation, and the relationship of microsteps to rill and gully development. Experimental results lead to proposal of an evolutionary sequence from initial scour to eventual proto-gullies, linked to slope angle and the progressive impact of scour features