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Optimum vegetation height and density for inorganic sedimentation in deltaic marshes
Nardin, W.; Edmonds, D.A. (2014). Optimum vegetation height and density for inorganic sedimentation in deltaic marshes. Nature Geoscience 7(10): 722-726. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2233
In: Nature Geoscience. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 1752-0894; e-ISSN 1752-0908, more
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    Marine/Coastal

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  • Nardin, W.
  • Edmonds, D.A.

Abstract
    Plants may enhance sedimentation and help deltas to keep up with rising sea levels. Numerical simulations show that intermediate vegetation height and density are optimal, whereas too much vegetation inhibits sediment deposition in deltaic marshes.

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