Surface elevation change in natural and re-created intertidal habitats, eastern England, UK, with particular reference to Freiston Shore

Wetlands Ecology and Management

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 9-33

  Spencer, T ^a   Friess, D A ^a,b   Moller I ^a   Brown, S L ^c   Garbutt, R A ^d   French, J R ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c Lynden   (United Kingdom)

^d CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accretion plate; Managed realignment; Sea level rise; Shallow subsidence; Surface elevation table; Tidal wetland creation

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; DISTURBANCE; ELEVATION; HABITAT CREATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; SALTMARSH; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

ENGLAND; FREISTON SHORE; LINCOLNSHIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84856514006     PISSN: 09234861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11273-011-9238-y     Document Type: Article

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