Elevation trends and shrink-swell response of wetland soils to flooding and drying

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 463-474

  Cahoon, Donald R ^a   Perez, Brian C ^b   Segura, Bradley D ^b,c   Lynch, James C ^a  

^a PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WETLANDS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c John Chance Land Surveys Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous elevation sensor; Droughts; Salt marsh elevation; USA, Louisiana, Old Oyster Bayou; USA, Texas, McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; DATA SET; DROUGHT; FLOODING; GROUNDWATER-SEAWATER INTERACTION; LONG-TERM CHANGE; RHIZOSPHERE; SALTMARSH; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SHRINKAGE; SWELL; WATER LEVEL; WATER STORAGE; WETLAND;

LOUISIANA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

OSTREIDAE;

EID: 79751530471     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2010.03.022     Document Type: Article

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