The temporal variation of flocs and fecal pellets in a tidal channel

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 361-367

  Edelvang, K ^a,c   Austen, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c DHI   (Denmark)

Author keywords

fecal pellets; flocculation; grain size composition; sediment concentrations; suspended matter; tidal variations; Wadden Sea

Indexed keywords

COASTAL SEDIMENT; FAECAL PELLET; FAECAL PELLETS; FLOCCULATION; SETTLING VELOCITY; SUSPENDED MATTER; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TIDAL CHANNEL; TIDAL INLETS;

WADDEN SEA;

EID: 0031082169     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1996.0149     Document Type: Article

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