The role of biophysical interactions within the ijzermonding tidal flat sediment dynamics

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1166-1179

  De Backer, Annelies ^a   Van Colen, Carl ^a   Vincx, Magda ^a   Degraer, Steven ^a,b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Biophysical interactions; Corophium volutator; Mudflat; Sediment dynamics; Sediment stability; Short term and long term variability

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; CRUSTACEAN; ERODIBILITY; MACROBENTHOS; MUDFLAT; POPULATION DENSITY; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; STABILITY ANALYSIS; TIDAL FLAT; TIMESCALE; WATER CONTENT;

BELGIUM; WEST FLANDERS; YSER ESTUARY;

COROPHIUM; COROPHIUM VOLUTATOR; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); UPOGEBIIDAE;

EID: 77953136216     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2010.03.006     Document Type: Article

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