Accretion of a New England (U.S.A.) salt marsh in response to inlet migration, storms, and sea-level rise

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 717-727

  Roman, C T ^a   Peck, J A ^b   Allen, J R ^c   King, J W ^b   Appleby, P G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

137Cs; 210Pb; Massachusetts (U.S.A.); Radiocarbon; Salt marsh; Sea level rise; Sedimentation rates; Storms

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; SALT MARSH; SEDIMENTATION;

NEW ENGLAND; USA;

DISTICHLIS SPICATA;

EID: 0031425829     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1997.0236     Document Type: Article

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