' ^rc^idence at Yaringa for « 

 , kl ,| hul continuing accretion of 

 SZlfflll Wdhffl the mangrove fringe. 

 \. 0 „uhv- with i-rcgular ;.ltcrnat.ons 

 '".WflMon Utfti accretion on the ad.ia- 

 :.".„, BWHhlfc and with superficial 

 ;.„ torn.at.on in the sal. marsh, It 

 /deduced thai the mangroves W 

 loAnsible fOt trapping and llN.ng 

 X,enf that would othcrw.se have 

 Sued mobile, and consequently 

 ... the buildmg-up of a depositional 

 ZtfC W a level where il is taken 

 iucr hv salt marsh. Mangroves arc 

 "-""^ - ,s • ycomo.plwlogieaJ 

 ,,,,„ to shaping the inter-ndal topo- 



mg the ebh and How of lido, to 

 residual tidal creek systems. !l is 

 likely that they accelerate the accre- 

 tion' of muddy sediment: they also 

 contribute organic materials that aug- 

 ment the accreting sediment. Man- 

 groves have certainly been an agent 

 uf land-budding on the shores of 

 VVestcrnporl Bay. 



Rinuisucs 

 Bird, h. C. K, |9t.ls: Cauls. A.N.tJ. 



Piess. Canberra 

 nuvis I. H. iMOi The ecology and 

 nr-ninmL role nt the mangroves m 

 Instn., 524: 



Mangroves cannot direcily cause 

 shoreline advance, for they spread 

 forWtKd onlv ..her the udjaccu mud 

 DDIS have been built up by \ci lic.il 

 uccrchon to a suitable level. By shel- 

 tering the nearshore /.one at high 

 liJc fiom the elfeets of onshore Win4s 

 they mav nevertheless facilitate the 

 ariieal accretion which will slibse 

 queiiils pcrmil their advance. Once 

 established, mangroves inlhieiicc pat- 

 ,„'„., ot .icc.ciion. gradually conlin- 



flnrida. fum. Cu 

 W3-412, 



Fnneht. J.. 19C.9: Processes xnd pal- 

 Usmt or coastal change in Western- 

 P on Bay. l(on>. mm, M«Ml/«l 



k-nkin. r, J- lhc 



hvdroacoloiiy of the Westcrnport atea. 

 deft, of Minis, Victoria. 



Macnac W.. l9f.ii- Mangroves in eas- 

 tern and southern Australia. Amira- 

 lnw J Hohiny N . 67- 104. 



Kichaids. P. W.. 195:: J lit' trOphvl ruin 

 forest. Cambridge. 



Svholl. ti W , I96X: Mangrove swamps: 

 gc-ologv and sedimcntology. F.nc' 

 [mem 9i 0 photons (ed i 



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