Intertidal morphology change following Spartina anglica introduction, Tamar Estuary, Tasmania

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 149, Issue , 2014, Pages 24-37

  Sheehan, Matthew R ^a   Ellison, Joanna C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Elevation; Erosion; Marsh geomorphology; Salt marsh; Sedimentation rates; Spartina infestation; Tamar estuary; Tasmania

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; GRASS; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MARSH; MORPHOLOGY; SEDIMENTATION RATE; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COASTAL EROSION; COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; ELEVATION; SALTMARSH; SEDIMENT BUDGET; TOPOGRAPHY;

AUSTRALIA; TAMAR ESTUARY [TASMANIA]; TASMANIA;

SPARTINA; SPARTINA ANGLICA;

EID: 84905216240     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2014.07.006     Document Type: Article

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