Effects of small-scale patterns of vegetation structure on suspended sediment concentration and sediment deposition in a salt marsh
Dennis Schulze, Kai Jensen, Stefanie Nolte
Abstract
Salt marshes contribute to coastal protection by attenuating waves and reducing flow velocities.
Topics & Concepts
Salt marshSedimentDeposition (geology)Environmental scienceVegetation (pathology)MarshScale (ratio)GeologyHydrology (agriculture)OceanographyEcologyGeomorphologyWetlandGeographyGeotechnical engineeringPathologyCartographyMedicineBiologyCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamicsCoastal and Marine DynamicsAeolian processes and effects