Day-night variation of cohesive sediment stability

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 64, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 407-418

  Friend, P L ^a   Lucas, C H ^a   Rossington, S K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate; Chlorophyll a; Cohesive sediment stability; Colloidal S; Day night; EDTA; Hydrobia ulvae; Microphytobenthos; Southampton Water; Spring neap

Indexed keywords

DIURNAL VARIATION; MUDFLAT; SEDIMENT PROPERTY;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; HYDROBIA ULVAE;

EID: 21744454817     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2005.03.006     Document Type: Article

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