Psuty, Norbert P. and Silveira, Tanya M. (2009) Geomorphological Evolution of Estuaries: The Dynamic Basis for Morpho-Sedimentary Units in Selected Estuaries in the Northeastern United States. Marine Fisheries Review, 71(3), pp. 34-45.
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Abstract
The coastal geomorphological processes of alongshore transport and tidal currents are interacting with the attendant influences of sea-level rise and sediment supply to generate morphosedimentary units in selected estuarine systems. Constrained by the conditions promoted by microtidal situations in barrier island settings, vectors of sediment transport have established spatial sequences of morphologies and sediment types that are components of shellfish habitats. Greater depth and decreasing grain-size toward the mainland are common characteristics in five northeastern U.S. estuarine systems. The patterns are repeated at various scales among the lagoon-type estuaries as well as within the estuarine settings to establish geospatial associations of geomorphology and habitat.
| Item Type: | Article | ||||||
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| Title: | Geomorphological Evolution of Estuaries: The Dynamic Basis for Morpho-Sedimentary Units in Selected Estuaries in the Northeastern United States | ||||||
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| Refereed: | Yes | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Marine Fisheries Review | ||||||
| Volume: | 71 | ||||||
| Number: | 3 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 34-45 | ||||||
| Date: | 2009 | ||||||
| ISSN: | 0090-1830 | ||||||
| Issuing Agency: | United States National Marine Fisheries Service | ||||||
| Subjects: | Biology Ecology Environment | ||||||
| Item ID: | 9685 | ||||||
| Depositing User: | Patti M. Marraro | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 14 Aug 2012 18:38 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 14 Aug 2012 18:39 | ||||||
| URI: | http://aquaticcommons.org/id/eprint/9685 |
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