Salt marsh connectivity and freshwater versus saltwater inflow: Multiple methods including tidal gauges, water isotopes, and LIDAR elevation models

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1420-1432

  Colón Rivera, Ricardo J ^a   Feagin, Rusty A ^a   West, Jason B ^a   Yeager, Kevin M ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIVITY; LIDAR; POND; RAINFALL; SALINE INTRUSION; SALTMARSH; STABLE ISOTOPE; WATER LEVEL;

MATAGORDA BAY; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864773094     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F2012-046     Document Type: Article

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