A Markovian approach to modeling succession on a coastal barrier island following beach nourishment

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 831-841

  Gibson, David J ^a   Ely, Joseph S ^a   Looney, Paul B ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Ecology and Environment Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Hurricanes; Management; Transition probabilities

Indexed keywords

BARRIER ISLAND; BARRIER ISLANDS; BEACH NOURISHMENT; COASTAL ENGINEERING; DISTURBANCE; ECOLOGICAL MODELLING; ECOLOGICAL SUCCESSION; MARKOV MODEL; SUCCESSION; VEGETATION; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; VEGETATION MODELLING;

USA, FLORIDA;

EID: 0030741487     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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