The Ecogeomorphology of Tidal Marshes

Title Page......Page 2
Contents......Page 3
Preface......Page 4
1 Introduction: The Coupled Evolution of Geomorphological and Ecosystem Structures in Salt Marshes......Page 5
References......Page 8
Introduction......Page 9
Factors Affecting Salt Marsh Vegetation......Page 10
Halophyte Zonation Within the Lagoon of Venice......Page 16
Subsurface Flow-Vegetation Interactions......Page 20
Remote Sensing Observations of Halophytes Zonation......Page 22
Conclusions......Page 25
References......Page 26
Introduction......Page 30
The Status of Relevant Remote Sensing Techniques......Page 32
Semi-Automated Network Extraction From LiDAR and Aerial Photography/Linescanner Data......Page 33
Further Potential Uses of Remote Sensing for Network Studies......Page 43
Conclusion......Page 46
References......Page 47
Introduction......Page 50
Materials and Methods......Page 52
Results......Page 58
Discussion......Page 63
References......Page 71
Introduction......Page 77
Conclusions......Page 90
References......Page 91
Introduction......Page 94
Methods......Page 101
Results and Discussion......Page 102
Conclusions......Page 111
References......Page 112
Introduction......Page 116
The Sediment System......Page 117
Benthic Mats in Salt Marsh Systems: Gradients of Life......Page 119
The Microphytobenthos......Page 121
Biological and Physical Coupling......Page 125
Biogenic Stabilisation......Page 126
Water Flow and Sediment Movement......Page 127
Boundary Layer Effects......Page 128
Study Techniques......Page 129
Conclusion......Page 133
References......Page 134
Introduction: Scales of Morphologya and
 Flow in a Tidal Marsh......Page 138
Defining the Mean Flow......Page 139
Characterization of Drag Coefficient, CD......Page 145
Submerged Canopies......Page 146
Flow Above a Submerged Canopy......Page 147
Modeling Flow Within the Canopy Driven by Turbulent Stress......Page 148
Depth-Averaged Approaches Spanning Submerged and Emergent Vegetation......Page 149
Turbulence Within Emergent Vegetation......Page 150
Diffusion and Dispersion Within Emergent Vegetation......Page 151
Turbulent Diffusion......Page 152
Mechanical Dispersion......Page 153
Longitudinal Dispersion......Page 155
Conclusion......Page 160
References......Page 161
1. Introduction......Page 165
2. Model Formulation......Page 167
3. Simulations......Page 175
4. Conclusions......Page 182
5. Future Research Needs......Page 183
References......Page 186
Introduction......Page 189
Late Pleistocene History......Page 190
Holocene History......Page 192
Material Flux Studies......Page 195
Forest-Marsh Transects......Page 197
Integration......Page 198
References......Page 200
Introduction......Page 202
Communities, Ecosystem States, and Their Ecogeomorphology......Page 203
Disturbances to Salt Marshes......Page 204
Example of the Ecogeomorphological Context- Trampling by Deer......Page 208
Conclusions......Page 223
References......Page 224
Introduction......Page 230
Field Methods......Page 233
Results and Discussion......Page 235
References......Page 243
Introduction......Page 245
Literature Review......Page 246
Case Study......Page 247
References......Page 262
List of Contributors......Page 265