Measuring sediment deposition and accretion on anthropogenic marshland - Part II: The adaptation capacity of the North Frisian Halligen to sea level rise

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 151, Issue , 2014, Pages 246-255

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIEGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

137Cs; 210Pb; Halligen; Salt marsh; Sea level rise; Sedimentation

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; CESIUM ISOTOPE; COASTAL PROTECTION; DISEQUILIBRIUM; LEAD ISOTOPE; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; SALTMARSH; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; TIDAL CHANNEL; WATER LEVEL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GERMANY; HOOGE; NORTH FRISIAN ISLANDS; NORTH SEA; SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN; WADDEN SEA;

EID: 84915817274     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2014.08.027     Document Type: Article

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