Simulation of flood impact and habitat extent for a tidal freshwater marsh restoration

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 137-152

  Hammersmark, Christopher T ^a,b   Fleenor, William E ^a   Schladow, S Geoffrey ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Flood pulse; Freshwater tidal marsh; GIS; Hydraulic model; Hydrodynamics; Inundation; Sacramento San Joaquin Delta; Wetland restoration

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HYDRAULIC MODELS; HYDRODYNAMICS; OCEAN HABITATS; RIVERS; TIDES; WATER RESOURCES;

FLOOD PULSE; FRESHWATER TIDAL MARSH; INUNDATION; SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA; WETLAND RESTORATIONS;

FLOODS;

FLOOD CONTROL; HABITAT RESTORATION; WETLAND;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SACRAMENTO BASIN; SAN JOAQUIN BASIN; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 23944472957     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2005.02.008     Document Type: Article

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