Site-specific features influence sediment stability of intertidal flats

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 971-982

  Defew, Emma C ^a   Tolhurst, Trevor J ^b   Paterson, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cohesive strength meter; Enteromorpha spp.; Erosion threshold; Microphytobenthos; Sediment stability

Indexed keywords

EROSION; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MUDFLAT; PHYTOBENTHOS; STABILITY ANALYSIS;

EDEN ESTUARY; NETHERLANDS; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALGAE; ARENICOLA MARINA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; COROPHIUM VOLUTATOR; POLYCHAETA; ULVA;

EID: 0036931708     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-6-971-2002     Document Type: Article

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