Measuring sediment deposition and accretion on anthropogenic marshland - Part I: Methodical evaluation and development

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 151, Issue , 2014, Pages 236-245

  Schindler, Malte ^a   Karius, Volker ^a   Deicke, Matthias ^a   von Eynatten, Hilmar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Halligen; Salt marsh; Sediment trap; Sedimentation; Surface elevation change; Vertical accretion

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; AUTOCHTHONY; DEPOSITION; GRASS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; REMOBILIZATION; SALTMARSH; SEDIMENT TRAP;

FRISIAN ISLANDS; GERMANY;

EID: 84915793172     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2014.08.029     Document Type: Article

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