The effects of rain on the erosion threshold of intertidal cohesive sediments

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 533-541

  Tolhurst, T J ^a   Friend, P L ^b   Watts, C ^c   Wakefield, R ^d   Black, K S ^d   Paterson, D M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll a; Colloidal carbohydrate; Erosion; Sediment stability

Indexed keywords

COHESIVE SEDIMENT; CONSOLIDATION; DEPOSITION; EROSION; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; RAINFALL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

EID: 33847273187     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10452-004-8058-z     Document Type: Article

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