Short-term sedimentation dynamics in the Rhone River Delta, France: The importance of riverine pulsing

Estuaries

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 52-65

  Hensel, P F ^a   Day Jr , J W ^a   Pont, D ^b   Day, J N ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIVERINE PULSING; SEDIMENTATION DYNAMICS;

FRANCE; RHONE RIVER;

ARTHROCNEMUM; JUNCUS; PHRAGMITES; SCIRPUS;

EID: 0031889696     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1352546     Document Type: Article

References (55)

1. BAUMANN, R. H., J. W. DAY, JR., AND C. A. MILLER. 1984. Mississippi deltaic wetland survival: Sedimentation versus coastal submergence. Science 224:1093-1095.
2. BOUMANS, R. M. AND J. W. DAY, JR. 1994. Effects of two Louisiana marsh management plans on water and materials flux and short-term sedimentation. Wetlands 14:247-261.
3. BRICKER-URSO, S., S.W. NIXON, J.K. COCHRAN, D.J. HIRSCHBERG, AND C. HUNT. 1989. Accretion rates and sediment accumulation in Rhode Island salt marshes. Estuaries 12:300-317.
4. CAHOON, D. R. 1994. Recent accretion in two managed marsh impoundments in coastal Louisiana. Ecological Applications 4: 166-176.
5. CAHOON, D. R., D. J. REED, J. W. DAY, JR., G. D. STEYER, R. M. BOUMANS, J. C. LYNCH, D. MCNALLY, AND N. LATIF. 1995. The influence of Hurricane Andrew on sediment distribution in Louisiana coastal marshes. Journal of Coastal Research Special Issue 18:280-294.
6. CAHOON, D. R. AND R.E. TURNER. 1989. Accretion and canal impacts in a rapidly subsiding wetland II. Feldspar marker horizon technique. Estuaries 12:260-268.
7. CARRIO, C. 1988. Contributions à l'étude dynamo-sedimentaire du delta rhodanien et du processus d'émersion de la plaine deltaïque associée (Exemple du Domaine de La Palissade, Camargue, France). Ph.D. Dissertation, Université de Provence, Aix-Marseille I, Luminy, France.
8. CHILDERS, D. L., S. COFER-SHABICA, AND L. NAKASHIMA. 1993. Spatial and temporal variability in marsh-water column interactions in a southeastern salt marsh estuary, USA. Marine Ecology Progress Series 95:25-38.
9. CORRE, J.-J. 1992. Implications des changements climatiques étude de cas: le Golfe du Lion, p. 328-427. In K. Leftic, J. Milliman, and G. Sestini (eds.), Climatic Change and the Mediterranean. Edward Arnold, London.
10. CORRE, J. J., L. BIGOT, G. BILLES, N. BOUAB, E. COULET, G. GAUTHIER, H. HEURTEAUX, D. PONT, AND S. SKEFFINGTON. 1982. Structures d'étangs et peuplements des rives d'étangs temporaires en Basse Camargue. Bulletin Ecologique 13:339-356.
11. DAY, J. W., JR., D. ARE, A. RISMONDO, F. SCARTON, AND G. CECCONI. 1995a. Relative sea level rise and Venice Lagoon wetlands, p. 793-807. In E. Özhan (ed.), Proceedings, Second International Conference on the Mediterranean Coastal Environment, MEDCOAST 95, Vol. 2. MEDCOAST Secretariat, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.
12. DAY, J. W., JR., D. PONT, P. F. HENSEL, AND C. IBAÑEZ. 1995b. Impacts of sea-level rise on deltas in the Gulf of Mexico and the Mediterranean: The importance of pulsing events to sustainability. Estuaries 18:636-647.
13. DAY, R. H., R. K. HOLZ, AND J. W. DAY, JR. 1990. An inventory of wetland impoundments in the coastal zone of Louisiana, USA: Historical trends. Environmental Management 14:229-240.
14. DELAUNE, R. D., R. H. BAUMANN AND J. G. GOSSELINK. 1983. Relationships among vertical accretion, coastal submergence and erosion in a Louisiana Gulf Coast Marsh. Journal of Sedimentary Petrology 53:147-157.
15. DE LAUNE, R. D., W. H. PATRICK, JR., AND N. VAN BREEMEN. 1990. Processes governing marsh formation in a rapidly subsiding coastal environment. Catena 17:277-288.
16. FRAZIER, D. E. 1967. Recent deltaic deposits of the Mississippi River: Their development and chronology. Transactions Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies 17:287-311.
17. FRENCH, J. R. AND T. SPENCER. 1993. Dynamics of sedimentation in a tide-dominated backbarier salt marsh, Norfolk, United Kingdom. Marine Geology 110:315-331.
18. GAGLIANO, S. M., K. J. MEYER-ARENDT, AND K. M. WICKER. 1981. Land loss in the Mississippi River deltaic plain. Transactions Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies 31:295-300.
19. GALLOWAY, W. E. 1975. Process framework for describing the morphologic and stratigraphic evolution of deltaic depositional systems, p. 87-98. In M. L. Broussard (ed.), Deltas, Models for Exploration. Houston Geological Society, Houston, Texas.
20. GORNITZ, V., S. LEBEDEFF, AND J.E. HANSEN. 1982. Global sea level trends in the past century. Science 215:1611-1614.
21. GRILLAS, P. 1990. Distribution of submerged macrophytes in the Camargue in relation to environmental factors. Journal of Vegetation Science 1:393-402.
22. GUNTENSPERGEN, G. R., D. R. CAHOON, J. GRACE, G. D. STEYER, S. FOURNET, M. A. TOWNSON, AND A. L. FOOTE. 1995. Disturbance and recovery of the Louisiana coastal marsh landscape from the impacts of Hurricane Andrew. Journal of Coastal Research Special Issue 21:324-339.
23. HARRISON, E. Z. AND A. L. BLOOM. 1977. Sedimentation rates on tidal salt marshes in Connecticut. Journal of Sedimentary Petrology 47:1484-1490.
24. HARTNALL, T. J. 1986. Salt-marsh vegetation and micro-relief development on the New Marsh at Gibraltar Point, Lincolnshire, p. 37-58. In M. W. Clark (ed.), Coastal Research: U.K. Perspectives. Geo Books, Norwich, England.
25. HATTON, R. S., R. D. DELAUNE, AND W. H. PATRICK, JR. 1983. Sedimentation, accretion and subsidence in marshes of Barataria Basin, Louisiana. Limnology and Oceanography 28:494-502.
26. HATTON, R. S., W. H. PATRICK, JR., AND R. D. DELAUNE. 1982. Sedimentation, nutrient accumulation, and early diagenesis in Louisiana Baritaria Basin coastal marshes, p. 255-267. In V. S. Kennedy (ed.), Estuarine Comparisons. Academic Press, New York.
27. HEURTEAUX, P., O. CROMBE, AND C. TONI. 1992. Essai de quantification de l'eau d'irrigation introduite en Grande Camargue notamment pour la riziculture. Ecologia Mediterranea 18:31-48.
28. HEURTEAUX, P. 1969. Rapports des eaux souterraines avec les sols halomophes et la végétation en Camargue. Actes de la Réserve de Camargue 37:467-510.
29. L'HOMER, A. 1992. Sea-level changes and impacts on the Rhône coastal lowlands, p. 136-152. In M. Tooley and S. Jelgersma (eds.), Impacts of Sea-Level Rise on European Coastal Lowlands. Blackwell Publishers, Oxford, England.
30. LETZSCH, W. S. AND R. W. FREY. 1980. Deposition and erosion in a Holocene salt marsh, Sapelo Island, Georgia. Journal of Sedimentary Petrology 50:529-542.
31. NYMAN, J. A., C. R. CROSIER, AND R. D. DELAUNE. 1995. Roles and patterns of hurricane sedimentation in an estuarine marsh landscape. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 40:665-679.
32. NYMAN, J. A., R. D. DELAUNE, AND W. H. J. PATRICK. 1990. Wetland soil formation in the rapidly subsiding Mississippi River deltaic plain: Mineral and organic matter relationships. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 31:57-69.
33. PENLAND, S. AND K. E. RAMSEY. 1990. Relative sea-level rise in Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico: 1908-1988. Journal of Coastal Research 6:323-342.
34. PETHICK, J. S. 1992. Saltmarsh geomorphology, p. 41-62. In J. Allen and K. Pye (eds.), Saltmarshes: Morphodynamics, Conservation and Engineering Significance. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England.
35. PETHICK, J. S. 1993. Shoreline adjustments and coastal management: Physical and biological processes under accelerated sea-level rise. The Geographical Journal 159:162-168.
36. PORT AUTONOMNE DE MARSEILLE. 1992. Limnographe de Port Abri Mer, Port Autonomne de Marseille, Fos sur Mer, France.
37. POSTMA, H. 1961. Transport and accumulation of suspended matter in the Dutch Wadden Sea. Netherlands Journal of Sea Research 1:148-190.
38. REDFIELD, A. C. 1972. Development of a New England salt marsh. Ecological Monographs 42:201-237.
39. REED, D. J. 1989. Patterns of sediment deposition in subsiding coastal salt marshes, Terrebonne Bay, Louisiana: The role of winter storms. Estuaries 12:222-227.
40. REED, D. J. 1992. Effect of weirs on sediment deposition in Louisiana coastal marshes. Environmental Management 16:55-65.
41. ROBERTS, H. H., O. K. HUH, S. A. HSU, L. J. J. ROUSE, AND D. A. RICKMAN. 1989. Winter storm impacts on the chenier plain coast of Southwestern Louisiana. Transactions Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies 39:515-522.
42. SAS INSTITUTE, INC. 1990. SAS® Procedures Guide. Version 6, Third Edition. SAS Institute, Inc., Cary, North Carolina.
43. SAS INSTITUTE, INC. 1992. SAS Technical Report, p. 229. SAS/STAT Software: Changes and Enhancements, Release 6.07. SAS Institute, Inc., Cary, North Carolina.
44. SCRUTON, P. C. 1960. Delta building and the delta sequence, p. 82-102. In F. P. Shepard, F. B. Phleger, and T. H. VanAndel (eds.), Recent Sediments, Northwest Gulf of Mexico. American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
45. SMITH, S. E. AND A. ABDEL-KADER. 1988. Coastal erosion along the Egytian delta. Journal of Coastal Research 4:244-255.
46. STANLEY, D. 1988. Subsidence in the northeastern Nile Delta: Rapid rates, possible causes, and consequences. Science 240: 497-500.
47. STANLEY, D. 1990. Recent subsidence and northeast tilting of the Nile Delta, Egypt. Marine Geology 94:147-154.
48. STERN, M. K., J. W. DAY, JR., AND K. G. TEAGUE. 1986. Seasonality of materials transport through a coastal freshwater marsh: Riverine versus tidal forcing. Estuaries 9:301-308.
49. STEVENSON, J. C., L. G. WARD, AND M. S. KEARNEY. 1986. Vertical accretion in marshes with varying rates of sea level rise, p. 241-259. In D. A. Wolfe (ed.), Estuarine Variability. Academic Press, San Diego, California.
50. STEVENSON, J. C., M. S. KEARNEY, AND E. C. PENDLETON. 1985. Sedimentation and erosion in a Chesapeake Bay brackish marsh system. Marine Geology 67:213-235.
51. STODDART, D. R., D. J. REED, AND J. R. FRENCH. 1989. Understanding salt-marsh accretion, Scolt Head Island, Norfolk, England. Estuaries 12:228-236.
52. STUMPF, R. P. 1983. The process of sedimentation on the surface of a salt marsh. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 17:495-508.
53. WARRICK, R. AND J. OERLEMANS. 1990. Sea level rise, p. 257-281. In J. Houghton, G. Jenkins, and J. Ephraums (eds.), Climate Change: The IPCC Scientific Assessment. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England.
54. WIGLEY, T. M. L. 1985. Impact of extreme events. Nature 316: 106-107.
55. WOLMAN, M. G. AND J. P. MILLER. 1960. Magnitude and frequency of forces in geomorphic processes. Journal of Geology 68:54-74.