Rates and Forcing of Marsh Edge Erosion in a Shallow Coastal Bay

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 620-638

  McLoughlin, Sean M ^a   Wiberg, Patricia L ^a   Safak, Ilgar ^a   McGlathery, Karen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal erosion; Marsh edge; Shallow coastal bays; Shoreline change; Virginia Coast Reserve; Wave power

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922613477     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-014-9841-2     Document Type: Article

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