Spatial flow and sedimentation patterns within patches of epibenthic structures: Combining field, flume and modelling experiments

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1020-1045

  Bouma, T J ^a   van Duren, L A ^a   Temmerman, S ^a   Claverie, T ^a   Blanco Garcia, A ^a   Ysebaert, T ^a   Herman, P M J ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Delft3D FLOW model; Ecosystem engineer; Epibenthic structure; Flume; Hydrodynamics; Schelde estuary; Sediment dynamics

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; EROSION; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; FLOW MODELING; FLUME EXPERIMENT; HYDRODYNAMICS; SEDIMENTATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE; WESTERSCHELDE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34247193397     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2005.12.019     Document Type: Article

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