Saltmarsh creek bank stability: Biostabilisation and consolidation with depth

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 35, Issue , 2012, Pages 64-74

  Chen, Y ^a,b   Thompson, C E L ^a   Collins, M B ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Consolidation; CSM; Erosion threshold; Roots; Shear strength

Indexed keywords

BANK EROSION; BIOACTIVITY; COASTAL SEDIMENT; COHESIVE SEDIMENT; CONSOLIDATION; GRASS; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; SALTMARSH; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT CORE; SHEAR STRENGTH; SHRUB; STABILITY ANALYSIS; STABILIZATION; VEGETATION COVER;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALGAE; ATRIPLEX; ATRIPLEX PORTULACOIDES; JUNCUS MARITIMUS; SESUVIUM; SESUVIUM PORTULACASTRUM;

EID: 84862777494     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2011.12.009     Document Type: Article

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