Coastline complexity: A parameter for functional classification of coastal environments

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 87-97

  Bartley, J D ^a,b   Buddemeier, R W ^a,b   Bennett, D A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeochemical fluxes; Classification; Coastal morphology; Complexity; Habitat; Typology

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CLASSIFICATION; COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; TYPOLOGY;

MEXICO;

EID: 0035681376     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-1101(01)00073-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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