Tidal marsh erosion and accretion trends following invasive species removal, Tamar Estuary, Tasmania

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 164, Issue , 2015, Pages 46-55

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accretion; Eradication; Erosion; Salt marsh; Spartina infestation

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; COASTAL EROSION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EROSION RATE; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GRASS; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; SALTMARSH; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREND ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALIA; TAMAR ESTUARY [TASMANIA]; TASMANIA;

SPARTINA; SPARTINA ANGLICA;

EID: 84955444105     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2015.06.013     Document Type: Article

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