Influence of varying tidal prism on hydrodynamics and sedimentary processes in a hypertidal salt marsh creek

2012 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 534-546 ◽  
Author(s):  
Casey O'Laughlin ◽  
Danika van Proosdij
Keyword(s):  
Salt Marsh ◽  
Tidal Prism ◽  
Sedimentary Processes ◽  
Marsh Creek

Tidal, diel and semi-lunar changes in the faunal assemblage of an intertidal salt marsh creek

2003 ◽  
Vol 56 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 795-805 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henrietta Hampel ◽  
Andre Cattrijsse ◽  
Magda Vincx
Keyword(s):  
Salt Marsh ◽  
Faunal Assemblage ◽  
Marsh Creek

scholarly journals Estuarine morphodynamics and development modified by floodplain formation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maarten G. Kleinhans ◽  
Lonneke Roelofs ◽  
Steven A. H. Weisscher ◽  
Ivar R. Lokhorst ◽  
Lisanne Braat
Keyword(s):  
Salt Marsh ◽  
Tidal Energy ◽  
Tidal Prism ◽  
Channel Migration ◽  
Channel Depth ◽  
Local Flow ◽  
Channel Dynamics ◽  
Accommodation Space ◽  
Apparent Cohesion ◽  
Vegetation Species

Abstract. Rivers and estuaries are flanked by floodplains built by mud and vegetation. Floodplains affect channel dynamics and the overall system's pattern through apparent cohesion in the channel banks and through filling of accommodation space and hydraulic resistance. For rivers, effects of mud, vegetation and the combination are thought to stabilise the banks and narrow the channel. However, the thinness of mudflats and salt marsh in estuaries compared to channel depth raises questions about the effects of floodplain as constraints on estuary dimensions. To test these effects, we created three estuaries in a tidal flume: one with mud, one with recruitment events of two live vegetation species and a control with neither. Both mud and vegetation reduced channel migration and bank erosion and stabilised channels and bars. Effects of vegetation include local flow velocity reduction and concentration of flow into the channels, while flow velocities remained higher over mudflats. On the other hand, the lower reach of the muddy estuary showed more reduced channel migration than the vegetated estuary. The main system-wide effect of mudflats and salt marsh is to reduce the tidal prism over time from upstream to downstream. The landward reach of the estuary narrows and fills progressively, particularly for the muddy estuary, which effectively shortens the tidally influenced reach and also reduces the tidal energy in the seaward reach and mouth area.

VHF radar measurements of flow in a salt marsh creek

2012 Oceans ◽  
2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. L. Heron ◽  
D. K. Savidge ◽  
J. O. Blanton
Keyword(s):  
Salt Marsh ◽  
Vhf Radar ◽  
Marsh Creek ◽  
Radar Measurements

Marsh-Creek Connectivity: Fish Use of a Tidal Salt Marsh in Southern California

Estuaries ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 699 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janelle M. West ◽  
Joy B. Zedler
Keyword(s):  
Salt Marsh ◽  
Southern California ◽  
Marsh Creek ◽  
Tidal Salt Marsh

Seasonal changes in surface level of a salt marsh creek

1986 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 427-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan P. Carr ◽  
Michael W. L. Blackley
Keyword(s):  
Salt Marsh ◽  
Seasonal Changes ◽  
Surface Level ◽  
Marsh Creek

Changes in methanogenic substrate utilization and communities with depth in a salt-marsh, creek sediment in southern England

2012 ◽  
Vol 96 ◽  
pp. 170-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. John Parkes ◽  
Fiona Brock ◽  
Natasha Banning ◽  
Edward R.C. Hornibrook ◽  
Erwan G. Roussel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Salt Marsh ◽  
Substrate Utilization ◽  
Southern England ◽  
Marsh Creek
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