Salt marsh vegetation promotes efficient tidal channel networks
Tidal channel networks mediate the exchange of water, nutrients, sediment and biota between an estuary and marshes. Here, the authors show that the presence of vegetation on the marsh platform contributes to the formation of an efficient channel network.
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Main Authors: | William S. Kearney, Sergio Fagherazzi |
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Format: | article |
Language: | EN |
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Nature Portfolio
2016
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/9cf6b22a362a4b48a24801b9fb4c21a1 |
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