Effects of low tide rainfall on the erodibility of intertidal cohesive sediments

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 28, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 1854-1865

  Pilditch, C A ^a   Widdows, J ^b   Kuhn, N J ^c   Pope, N D ^b   Brinsley, M D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benthic pelagic coupling; Bioturbation; Erosion; Microphytobenthos; Mudflat; Rain; Sediment transport

Indexed keywords

BENTHIC-PELAGIC COUPLING; BIOTURBATION; COHESIVE SEDIMENT; ELEVATION; ERODIBILITY; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MUDFLAT; PHYTOBENTHOS; RAINFALL; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TIDE;

GASTROPODA; HYDROBIA ULVAE;

EID: 47649105634     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2008.05.001     Document Type: Article

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