Effects of sea-level rise on barrier island groundwater system dynamics - ecohydrological implications

Ecohydrology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1064-1071

  Masterson, John P ^a   Fienen, Michael N ^a   Thieler, E Robert ^a   Gesch, Dean B ^a   Gutierrez, Benjamin T ^a   Plant, Nathaniel G ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Barrier islands; Ecohydrology; Groundwater; Salinity; Sea level rise; Vadose zone; Vegetation distribution

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; SEA LEVEL; VEGETATION;

BARRIER ISLANDS; ECO-HYDROLOGY; SALINITY; SEA LEVEL RISE; VADOSE ZONE; VEGETATION DISTRIBUTION;

GROUNDWATER;

BARRIER ISLAND; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; ECOHYDROLOGY; GROUNDWATER; NUMERICAL MODEL; SALINE INTRUSION; SALINITY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; VADOSE ZONE; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; WATER DEPTH; WATER TABLE;

EID: 84902012827     PISSN: 19360584     EISSN: 19360592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eco.1442     Document Type: Article

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