Density-driven convection during flooding of warm, permeable intertidal sediments: The ecological importance of the convective turnover pump

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-14

  Rocha, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Convection; Intertidal sediment; Nutrient turnover; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; DIFFUSION; FLOODING; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; POREWATER DENSITY GRADIENT; PORTUGAL; SEDIMENT; SOLUTE CONCENTRATION; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; TIDAL FLAT; WATER FLOW;

CONVECTIVE SYSTEM; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; POREWATER; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE; TIDAL FLAT; VERTICAL PROFILE;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 0034143858     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-1101(00)00002-2     Document Type: Article

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