Vegetation change and surface elevation dynamics in estuarine wetlands of southeast Australia

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 66, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 559-569

  Rogers, K ^a   Wilton, K M ^b   Saintilan, N ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Water Management Division   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Autocompaction; Mangrove; Saltmarsh; Sea level rise; Vertical accretion

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WETLAND;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 30144439309     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2005.11.004     Document Type: Article

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