Biological mediation of the settling velocity of bed material eroded from an intertidal mudflat, the Danish Wadden Sea

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 737-745

  Andersen, T J ^a   Pejrup, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cohesive sediment; Danish Wadden Sea; Fecal pellet; Hydrobia ulvae; Mudflat; Settling

Indexed keywords

BEDLOAD; EROSION; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MUDFLAT; SEDIMENTATION;

WADDEN SEA;

GASTROPODA; HYDROBIA; HYDROBIA ULVAE;

EID: 0036526173     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ecss.2001.0856     Document Type: Article

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