Elevation dynamics in a restored versus a submerging salt marsh in Long Island Sound

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 170, Issue , 2016, Pages 145-154

  Anisfeld, Shimon C ^a   Hill, Troy D ^a   Cahoon, Donald R ^b  

^a Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

^b PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Long Island Sound; Restoration; Sea level rise; Submergence; Tidal marsh

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; ELEVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; MUDFLAT; SALTMARSH; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT TRAP; SEDIMENTATION; SUBMERGED VEGETATION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TRAJECTORY; WATERLOGGING;

LONG ISLAND SOUND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84954523509     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2016.01.017     Document Type: Article

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