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Following the recent research advances in open-
coast tidal flats, the classification of clastic coastal
environments should be changed to account for this
new knowledge. New efforts should undoubtedly be
steered to build new facies models for newly proposed
subdivisions and to clarify the inter-relationships
among any two transitional facies. Open-coast tidal
flats are shaped by the interactions of tides and waves
instead of their separate action, so the modulation of
waves by tide should be stressed in the roles of sedi-
ment dynamics and morphodynamics. A renaissance is
highly expected using integrative available data on
both descriptive and quantitative features for ancient
tidal facies interpretation after the three decades of
research on tidal cycles. Muddy coasts adjacent to river
deltas are undergoing great impacts (e.g., coastal ero-
sion, wetland degradation) from human activities and
global change, so modern environmental issues should
be included and studied in the geological and sedimen-
tologic aspects.
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