A better understanding of mud cracking processes gained from in situ measurements on an intertidal mudflat in French Guiana

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn , Issue SPEC. ISSUE 56, 2009, Pages 424-428

  Gardel, A ^a   Proisy, C ^b   Lesourd, S ^a   Philippe, S ^a   Caillaud, J ^a   Gontharet, S ^a   Anthony, E J ^a   Brutier, L ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UMR AMAP   (France)

Author keywords

Desiccation; Mangrove colonization; Mud bank; Neap tide; Spring tide

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650176212     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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