Measuring the in situ erosion shear stress of intertidal sediments with the cohesive strength meter (CSM)

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 281-294

  Tolhurst, T J ^a   Black, K S ^a   Shayler, S A ^b   Mather, S ^a   Black, I ^c   Baker, K ^d   Paterson, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c Sussex University ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM GROWTH; BIOSTABILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EROSION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENT; SHEAR STRESS; STRESS TOLERANCE;

COHESION; EROSION; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; SHEAR STRESS;

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 0032876310     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.1999.0512     Document Type: Article

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