Introductory Chapter - An Introduction to Sedimentary Processes - Examples from Asia, Turkey and Nigeria

This is the introductory chapter of the book "Sedimentary Processes - Examples from Asia, Turkey and Nigeria." In this book, different topics on the sedimentary processes have been treated, focusing, in particular, on the geological characteristics and production response of a sandstone reservoir located offshore the Niger Delta (Nigeria), on coastal lacustrine sedimentary archives with the example of Lake Bafa (Mediterranean Sea), on the riparian zone of the Three Gorges Reservoir (China), representing a transitional area located between aquatic and terrestrial environments, on the long-lasting changes of the beach environments along the Kaike coast (Japan) and finally, on the role of the mangroves in coastal and estuarine sedimentary environments.