Modelling wetland surface elevation dynamics and its application to forecasting the effects of sea-level rise on estuarine wetlands

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 244, Issue , 2012, Pages 148-157

  Rogers, Kerrylee ^a   Saintilan, Neil ^b   Copeland, Craig ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

^c Industry and Investment New South Wales ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Mangrove; Saltmarsh; Sea level rise; Sedimentation; Surface elevation model; Surface elevation tables (SET); Vertical accretion

Indexed keywords

MANGROVE; SALT MARSHES; SEA LEVEL RISE; SURFACE ELEVATIONS; VERTICAL ACCRETION;

OPTICAL RADAR; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SURFACES;

WETLANDS;

BIOACCUMULATION; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FORECASTING METHOD; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; LIDAR; SALTMARSH; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENTATION;

AUSTRALIA; HUNTER RIVER; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 84864504123     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2012.06.014     Document Type: Article

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