An inexpensive instrument for sediment erosion-accumulation rate measurement in intertidal environments

Wetlands Ecology and Management

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 195-198

  Perillo, Gerardo M E ^a,b   Dos Santos, Eder Paulo ^a   Piccolo, M Cintia ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO ARGENTINO DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Instruments; Sediment erosion rate; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

ELEVATION; INSTRUMENTATION; SEDIMENTATION; WETLAND;

EID: 0038382315     PISSN: 09234861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024290725530     Document Type: Article

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