Ecogeomorphology of Salt Marshes

Treatise on Geomorphology

Volumn 12, Issue , 2013, Pages 182-200

  Fagherazzi, S ^a   FitzGerald, D M ^a   Fulweiler, R W ^a   Hughes, Z ^a   Wiberg, P L ^b   McGlathery, K J ^b   Morris, J T ^c   Tolhurst, T J ^d   Deegan, L A ^e   Johnson, D S ^e  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^e MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Belowground biomass; Ecogeomorphology; Halophyte vegetation; Nutrient enrichment; Root scalping; Salt marsh; Sea level rise; Tidal channels; Tides; Wind waves

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881537284     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374739-6.00329-8     Document Type: Chapter

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