Interpretation of erosion rates on rock surfaces

Author: Inkpen, Rob

Source: Area, Volume 39, Number 1, March 2007 , pp. 31-42(12)

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Abstract:

Simple linear regression is used to interpret erosion rates on two shore platforms from the Kaikoura Peninsula, South Island, New Zealand. Using this analysis it is suggested that measured rates could be viewed as representatives of populations of erosion rates moving about a changing fitness landscape. The potential of such a view for understanding erosion rates is outlined.

Keywords: shore platforms; linear regression; erosion rates; weathering; fitness landscape

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4762.2007.00719.x

Affiliations: 1: Department of Geography, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO1 3HE, Email: robert.inkpen@port.ac.uk

Publication date: 2007-03-01