Sediment characteristics of a restored saltmarsh and mudflat in a managed realignment scheme in Southeast England

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 672, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 79-89

  Kadiri, Margaret ^a   Spencer, Kate L ^a   Heppell, Catherine M ^a   Fletcher, Paul ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beneficial re use; Dredged sediment; Managed realignment; Mudflat; Restoration; Saltmarsh

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DREDGING; MANAGED REALIGNMENT; MUDFLAT; ORGANIC MATTER; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PRISTINE ENVIRONMENT; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SALTMARSH; SEDIMENT PROPERTY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

ENGLAND; ESSEX [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WALLASEA ISLAND;

SALICORNIA EUROPAEA;

EID: 79959379511     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-011-0755-8     Document Type: Article

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