We examined the role of four species of burrowing crabs (Sesarma reticulatum, Eurytium limosum, Panopeus herbstii, Uca pugnax) in engineering tidal creek networks in salt marshes experiencing sea level rise. In
Formation of Spartina alterniflora salt marshes on the coast of Jiangsu Province, China. Ecological Engineering 23: 95 – 105 .Zhang Renshun, Shen Yongming, Lu Liyun, et al. 2004. Formation of Spartina alterniflora salt marshes on the coast of Jiangsu Province, China. Ecological Engineering, 23...
The role of overwash and inlet dynamics in the formation of salt marshes on North Carolina barrier islands. In : Reinold , R.A. (ed.), Ecology of Halophytes . New York: Academic Press, pp. 407 – 427 .Godfrey, P. J. and M. M. Godfrey. 1974. The role of overwash and inlet ...
The non-invaded habitats (the south of eastern Chongming Island, Yangtze estuary, China) show little change in network geometry over time with a tendency for an increased drainage density. The invaded site (salt marshes in the north of eastern Chongming Island invaded by the exotic plant species...
University of Pittsburgh.DeLillo, Nicholas Joseph.University of Pittsburgh.DeLillo, N. J. 1998 . Iron sulfide formation and the in vivo pyritization of Mercenaria mercenaria (Linnaeus) in the salt marshes of St. Catherines Island, Georgia. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Pittsburgh, 349 pp....
Salt-marshSalt pansMarsh crabsBiogeomorphic processes drive internal morphological change in salt-marshes.We studied biogeomorphic processes that produce elevation loss and salt pan formation.Sarcocornia plants facilitated burrowing by crabs underneath plant canopies.Crab bioturbation concentrated below plants ...
Productivities of more than 3,000 grams per square metre per year have been reported for the most productive parts of salt marshes, the tall Spartina alterniflora stands growing along tidal creeks. These values correspond to nearly 30 tons per acre per year and are equal to the highest values...
of the delta and the beginning of the upper delta plain. All of this land lies at an elevation above the effective intrusion of tidal water and is formed entirely by riverine processes. Areas between channels usually support broad freshwater marshes, swamps, or shallow lakes. The lower delta ...