Rapid physical and biological particle mixing on an intertidal sandflat

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 67-92

  D'Andrea, Anthony F ^a   Lopez, Glenn R ^a   Aller, Robert C ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MIXING; RESUSPENSION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TRACER;

NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2942657119     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/00222400460744627     Document Type: Article

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