Spatial trends in marsh sediment deposition within a microtidal creek system, Waccasassa Bay, Florida

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 823-833

  Wood, Nathan ^a   Hine, Albert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Big Bend; Deposition; Florida; Geomorphology; Gulf of Mexico; Salt marsh; Sediment traps; Wetland

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; SALTMARSH; SEDIMENT TRAP; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; WETLAND;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WACCASASSA BAY;

JUNCUS ROEMERIANUS;

EID: 34547151733     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/04-0243.1     Document Type: Article

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