Sea-level rise impact on a salt marsh system of the lower St. Johns River

Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 118-125

  Hagen, Scott C ^a   Morris, James T ^b   Bacopoulos, Peter ^c   Weishampel, John F ^d  

^a University of Central Florida   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Hydroperiod; Lower St. Johns River; Mean high water; Mean low water; Salt marsh; Sea level rise; Spartina alterniflora; Standing biomass density; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS DENSITY; HYDROPERIODS; MEAN HIGH WATERS; MEAN LOW WATERS; SALT MARSHES; SEA LEVEL RISE; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA; ST. JOHNS RIVERS;

BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; FLUID DYNAMICS; PRODUCTIVITY; RIVERS; SEA LEVEL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

WETLANDS;

BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; GRASS; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROPERIOD; SALTMARSH; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SUSTAINABILITY;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; SAINT JOHNS RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879733165     PISSN: 0733950X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)WW.1943-5460.0000177     Document Type: Article

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