Marsh surface sediment deposition and the role of tidal creeks: Implications for created and managed coastal marshes

Journal of Coastal Conservation

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 81-90

  Reed, Denise J ^a   Spencer, Thomas ^b   Murray, Anne L ^c   French, Jonathan R ^d   Leonard, Lynn ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Creek; Restoration; Salt marsh; Scolt Head Island; Sedimentation; Suspended sediment concentration

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; HABITAT RESTORATION; MARSH; SEDIMENTATION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TIDAL CHANNEL;

EID: 0032734924     PISSN: 14000350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02802742     Document Type: Article

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