A coupled, two-dimensional hydrodynamic-marsh model with biological feedback

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 327, Issue , 2016, Pages 29-43

  Alizad, Karim ^a   Hagen, Scott C ^b   Morris, James T ^c   Bacopoulos, Peter ^d   Bilskie, Matthew V ^b   Weishampel, John F ^e   Medeiros, Stephen C ^a  

^a University of Central Florida   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydro MEM model; Hydrodynamics; Marsh equilibrium model (MEM); Salt marsh; Sea level rise; Timucuan marsh system

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; PLANTS (BOTANY); TIDES; WATER LEVELS; WETLANDS;

EQUILIBRIUM MODELING; HYDRODYNAMIC COMPONENT; MARSH SYSTEMS; SALT MARSHES; SEA LEVEL RISE; SEA-LEVEL RISE SCENARIOS; SPATIALLY EXPLICIT MODELING; TWO-DIMENSIONAL HYDRODYNAMICS;

SEA LEVEL;

BIOMASS; BIOPHYSICS; GRASS; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROPERIOD; NET ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTION; NUMERICAL METHOD; SALTMARSH; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENT BUDGET; TIDAL CYCLE; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; WATER LEVEL;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

HYMENACHNE; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA;

EID: 84958019680     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2016.01.013     Document Type: Article

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