Robert P Bourman
Biographic Data
| ID | 3063968 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert P Bourman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert P |
| FAMILY NAME | Bourman |
| SIGNATURE | BOURMAN R P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of South Australia |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3384-8254 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Calibrating Holocene human–environment interactions using ancient narratives
The essence of stories of human–environment interactions can be preserved in oral contexts for millennia, creating novel opportunities for humanizing the past. This study examines stories (knowledge-rich narratives) about the ancestral being Ngurunderi, told by Ngarrindjeri peoples of South Australia. Three elements of the Ngurunderi narrative are considered. The first recalls his journey along a 170-km long coastal barrier (Younghusband Peninsul…
Mount Augustus Geology and Geomorphology
Mount Augustus (Burringurrah) at 1105 m AHD, is a prominent elongate inselberg, underlain dominantly by resistant sandstone of Middle Proterozoic age (1.6 billion years old). It is located midway between Meekatharra and Carnarvon in semi-arid Western Australia. The Mount Augustus Sandstone and overlying sediments were folded and tilted about 1 billion years ago, providing the template for the modern Mount Augustus. It is essentially a structural …
Holocene palaeofire records in a high-level, proximal valley-fill (Wilson Bog), Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia
An elevated valley-fill peat bog (Wilson Bog) near Mount Lofty, South Australia, failed in November 2005 following a flooding event, and exposed representative sections of the sediment infill. Two distinct units were revealed: 2 m of coarse-grained, siliciclastic sand/gravel, overlain by 2 m of peat. A simple charcoal extraction technique based on floatation and skimming was developed to extract coarse charcoal from coarse-grained gravels to dete…
Deep Regolith Weathering on the Summit Surface of the Southern Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia
Chemical and mineralogical analyses of samples from a 102 m deep borehole and from road cuts on the summit surface of the Mount Lofty Ranges near Willunga Hill, are used to assess critically the view that the regolith here developed as a result of tropical, so-called 'lateritic' weathering processes that developed a standard 'laterite' profile of great antiquity. There is no evidence of a former surface crust that comprises the upper part of a 's…
Geography and Environmental Studies in Australia
This paper presents the results of a detailed survey into the reasons for the spate of mergers between Geography and Environment Studies that took place in Australian universities from 1989 to 1999. The results, from a 1998 survey, suggest that the development of a symbiotic relationship between the two areas of study is merely a veneer masking a complexity of underlying factors. These include financial reasons, internal university politics, staf…
Holocene Foraminifera as Indicators of Relative Estuarine-Lagoonal and Oceanic Influences in Estuarine Sediments of the River Murray, South Australia
In southeastern South Australia, the River Murray debouches through a coastal barrier separating euryhaline estuarine-lagoonal waters from the Southern Ocean. Depending upon the relative freshwater outflow of the river and ingress of the ocean, water salinity varies greatly within the lower estuary. Ammonia beccarii and Elphidium articulatum are euryhaline species of foraminifera that characterize the estuary and back-barrier Coorong Lagoon. The …
Impacts of River Regulation on the Terminal Lakes and Mouth of the River Murray, South Australia
The River Murray is a highly regulated, low gradient stream. Prior to barrage construction near the Murray Mouth saline water was present sporadically far upstream. Barrage completion by 1940 has had geo‐morphic and ecological impacts. Estuarine Lakes Albert and Alexandrina became permanent freshwater bodies with elevated water levels. Exposed lake margins have eroded by up to 10 m yr', whereas along sheltered shorelines, sedimentation has accomp…
Aeolian sand transport along beaches
Storm‐generated ephemeral transverse sand ridges were observed developing along the beach fronting Sir Richard Peninsula, South Australia during 25 March 1984. The ridges displayed a mean height of 10 cm and a wavelength of 12 m; their breadth was approximately 2 m, and length varied with beach width but ranged up to 40 m over 10 km of coastline. The steeper sides of the ridges faced upwind due to erosion after initial ridge development. Damp san…
Gibber Plains
Coastal rotational landslump
Exhumed Roche Moutonnée
Impacts of River Regulation on the Terminal Lakes and Mouth of the River Murray, South Australia
The River Murray is a highly regulated, low gradient stream. Prior to barrage construction near the Murray Mouth saline water was present sporadically far upstream. Barrage completion by 1940 has had geo‐morphic and ecological impacts. Estuarine Lakes Albert and Alexandrina became permanent freshwater bodies with elevated water levels. Exposed lake margins have eroded by up to 10 m yr', whereas along sheltered shorelines, sedimentation has accomp…
Calibrating Holocene human–environment interactions using ancient narratives
The essence of stories of human–environment interactions can be preserved in oral contexts for millennia, creating novel opportunities for humanizing the past. This study examines stories (knowledge-rich narratives) about the ancestral being Ngurunderi, told by Ngarrindjeri peoples of South Australia. Three elements of the Ngurunderi narrative are considered. The first recalls his journey along a 170-km long coastal barrier (Younghusband Peninsul…
Holocene palaeofire records in a high-level, proximal valley-fill (Wilson Bog), Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia
An elevated valley-fill peat bog (Wilson Bog) near Mount Lofty, South Australia, failed in November 2005 following a flooding event, and exposed representative sections of the sediment infill. Two distinct units were revealed: 2 m of coarse-grained, siliciclastic sand/gravel, overlain by 2 m of peat. A simple charcoal extraction technique based on floatation and skimming was developed to extract coarse charcoal from coarse-grained gravels to dete…
Aeolian sand transport along beaches
Storm‐generated ephemeral transverse sand ridges were observed developing along the beach fronting Sir Richard Peninsula, South Australia during 25 March 1984. The ridges displayed a mean height of 10 cm and a wavelength of 12 m; their breadth was approximately 2 m, and length varied with beach width but ranged up to 40 m over 10 km of coastline. The steeper sides of the ridges faced upwind due to erosion after initial ridge development. Damp san…
Geography and Environmental Studies in Australia
This paper presents the results of a detailed survey into the reasons for the spate of mergers between Geography and Environment Studies that took place in Australian universities from 1989 to 1999. The results, from a 1998 survey, suggest that the development of a symbiotic relationship between the two areas of study is merely a veneer masking a complexity of underlying factors. These include financial reasons, internal university politics, staf…
Gibber Plains
Exhumed Roche Moutonnée
Coastal rotational landslump
Gibber Plains
Aeolian sand transport along beaches
Storm‐generated ephemeral transverse sand ridges were observed developing along the beach fronting Sir Richard Peninsula, South Australia during 25 March 1984. The ridges displayed a mean height of 10 cm and a wavelength of 12 m; their breadth was approximately 2 m, and length varied with beach width but ranged up to 40 m over 10 km of coastline. The steeper sides of the ridges faced upwind due to erosion after initial ridge development. Damp san…
Impacts of River Regulation on the Terminal Lakes and Mouth of the River Murray, South Australia
The River Murray is a highly regulated, low gradient stream. Prior to barrage construction near the Murray Mouth saline water was present sporadically far upstream. Barrage completion by 1940 has had geo‐morphic and ecological impacts. Estuarine Lakes Albert and Alexandrina became permanent freshwater bodies with elevated water levels. Exposed lake margins have eroded by up to 10 m yr', whereas along sheltered shorelines, sedimentation has accomp…
Holocene Foraminifera as Indicators of Relative Estuarine-Lagoonal and Oceanic Influences in Estuarine Sediments of the River Murray, South Australia
In southeastern South Australia, the River Murray debouches through a coastal barrier separating euryhaline estuarine-lagoonal waters from the Southern Ocean. Depending upon the relative freshwater outflow of the river and ingress of the ocean, water salinity varies greatly within the lower estuary. Ammonia beccarii and Elphidium articulatum are euryhaline species of foraminifera that characterize the estuary and back-barrier Coorong Lagoon. The …
Geography and Environmental Studies in Australia
This paper presents the results of a detailed survey into the reasons for the spate of mergers between Geography and Environment Studies that took place in Australian universities from 1989 to 1999. The results, from a 1998 survey, suggest that the development of a symbiotic relationship between the two areas of study is merely a veneer masking a complexity of underlying factors. These include financial reasons, internal university politics, staf…
Deep Regolith Weathering on the Summit Surface of the Southern Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia
Chemical and mineralogical analyses of samples from a 102 m deep borehole and from road cuts on the summit surface of the Mount Lofty Ranges near Willunga Hill, are used to assess critically the view that the regolith here developed as a result of tropical, so-called 'lateritic' weathering processes that developed a standard 'laterite' profile of great antiquity. There is no evidence of a former surface crust that comprises the upper part of a 's…
Holocene palaeofire records in a high-level, proximal valley-fill (Wilson Bog), Mount Lofty Ranges, South Australia
An elevated valley-fill peat bog (Wilson Bog) near Mount Lofty, South Australia, failed in November 2005 following a flooding event, and exposed representative sections of the sediment infill. Two distinct units were revealed: 2 m of coarse-grained, siliciclastic sand/gravel, overlain by 2 m of peat. A simple charcoal extraction technique based on floatation and skimming was developed to extract coarse charcoal from coarse-grained gravels to dete…
Mount Augustus Geology and Geomorphology
Mount Augustus (Burringurrah) at 1105 m AHD, is a prominent elongate inselberg, underlain dominantly by resistant sandstone of Middle Proterozoic age (1.6 billion years old). It is located midway between Meekatharra and Carnarvon in semi-arid Western Australia. The Mount Augustus Sandstone and overlying sediments were folded and tilted about 1 billion years ago, providing the template for the modern Mount Augustus. It is essentially a structural …
Calibrating Holocene human–environment interactions using ancient narratives
The essence of stories of human–environment interactions can be preserved in oral contexts for millennia, creating novel opportunities for humanizing the past. This study examines stories (knowledge-rich narratives) about the ancestral being Ngurunderi, told by Ngarrindjeri peoples of South Australia. Three elements of the Ngurunderi narrative are considered. The first recalls his journey along a 170-km long coastal barrier (Younghusband Peninsul…
Geology (7 works) · Geography (6 works) · Geological formations and processes (4 works) · Geology (4 works) · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (4 works) · Geomorphology (4 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Holocene (3 works) · Oceanography (3 works) · Paleontology (3 works)