Shoreline position is a key parameter of a beach state, often used as a descriptor of the response of the system to changes in external forcing, such as sea-level rise. Changes in shoreline position ...
In most narratives, the story of evolution is the story of organisms emerging from the ocean and eventually populating the land. But for some species, that evolution also involved a return trip.
Although waves are commonly regarded as the primary drivers of beach profile evolution, observations and experiments show that the slope of the beach face does not always directly reflect the ...