Impact of dynamic feedbacks between sedimentation, sea-level rise, and biomass production on near-surface marsh stratigraphy and carbon accumulation

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 377-389

  Mudd, Simon M ^a   Howell, Susan M ^b   Morris, James T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

accretion; belowground biomass; carbon storage; organic sediments; salt marsh; sea level rise

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; BIOMASS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CESIUM ISOTOPE; LEAD ISOTOPE; MARSH; NUMERICAL MODEL; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; ROOTING; SALTMARSH; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENTATION RATE; STRATIGRAPHY;

SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA;

EID: 62949124203     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.01.028     Document Type: Article

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