The life and death of salt marshes in response to anthropogenic disturbance of sediment supply

Geology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 511-512

  Mudd, Simon M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOFILTRATION; CARBON SINK; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; SALTMARSH; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENT BUDGET; SNOWMELT;

EID: 79954616113     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/focus052011.1     Document Type: Note

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