The effects of thin layer sand renourishment on tidal marsh processes: Masonboro Island, North Carolina

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 737-750

  Croft, Alex L ^a   Leonard, Lynn A ^a   Alphin, Troyd ^a   Cahoon, Lawrence B ^a   Posey, Martin H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DREDGE SPOIL; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MARSH; PLANT COMMUNITY; REDOX POTENTIAL; SEDIMENT;

MASONBORO ISLAND; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33751085181     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02786525     Document Type: Article

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