Sediment dynamics and morphological stability of estuarine mangrove swamps in Sherbro Bay, West Africa

Marine Geology

Volumn 208, Issue 2-4, 2004, Pages 207-224

  Anthony, Edward J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU LITTORAL CÔTE D OPALE   (France)

Author keywords

mangrove morphodynamics; muddy accretion; sea level rise; suspension concentrations; turbidity maximum; West Africa

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATIONS; EMBAYMENTS; MORPHODYNAMICS; SWAMPS;

CHANNEL FLOW; CLAY; DRAINAGE; ESTUARIES; GEOMORPHOLOGY; SEA LEVEL; SILT; STREAM FLOW; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TIDES; TURBIDITY;

SEDIMENTS;

COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; MANGROVE; MUDFLAT; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENTATION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

AFRICA; SIERRA LEONE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 3543092697     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2004.04.009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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