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15 - Marsh Edge Erosion

from Part III - Marsh Response to Stress

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 June 2021

By
Michele Bendoni ,
Ioannis Y. Georgiou  and
Alyssa B. Novak
Edited by
Duncan M. FitzGerald  and
Zoe J. Hughes
Duncan M. FitzGerald
Affiliation:
Boston University
Zoe J. Hughes
Affiliation:
Boston University
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Summary

Salt marshes are coastal ecosystems located at the boundary between sea and land, generally in tidal environments, often covered by halophytic vegetation and periodically flooded by tide (Allen 2000).

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edge erosionmechanismshydrodynamic forcingeffects of vegetationmodelingslumping
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Salt Marshes
Function, Dynamics, and Stresses
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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