The Influence of Wave Energy and Sediment Transport on Seagrass Distribution

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 92-108

  Stevens, Andrew W ^a   Lacy, Jessica R ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic vegetation; Hydrodynamics; Numerical modeling; Puget Sound; Sea level rise

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC SURVEY; BATHYMETRY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; GRAIN SIZE; HYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; RANGE SIZE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEAGRASS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; VEGETATION COVER; WATER LEVEL; WAVE ENERGY;

PUGET SOUND; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 84855215138     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-011-9435-1     Document Type: Article

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