Salt marsh surface survives true-to-scale simulated storm surges

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Autoren

  • T. Spencer
  • I. Möller
  • F. Rupprecht
  • T. J. Bouma
  • B. K. van Wesenbeeck
  • M. Kudella
  • M. Paul
  • K. Jensen
  • G. Wolters
  • M. Miranda-Lange
  • S. Schimmels

Organisationseinheiten

Externe Organisationen

  • University of Cambridge
  • Fitzwilliam College
  • Universität Hamburg
  • Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research - NIOZ
  • Deltares
  • Delft University of Technology
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)543-552
Seitenumfang10
FachzeitschriftEarth Surface Processes and Landforms
Jahrgang41
Ausgabenummer4
Frühes Online-Datum23 Dez. 2015
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 30 März 2016

Abstract

A full-scale controlled experiment was conducted on an excavated and re-assembled coastal wetland surface, typical of floristically diverse northwest European saltmarsh. The experiment was undertaken with true-to-scale water depths and waves in a large wave flume, in order to assess the impact of storm surge conditions on marsh surface soils, initially with three different plant species and then when this marsh canopy had been mowed. The data presented suggests a high bio-geomorphological resilience of salt marshes to vertical sediment removal, with less than 0.6cm average vertical lowering in response to a sequence of simulated storm surge conditions. Both organic matter content and plant species exerted an important influence on both the variability and degree of soil surface stability, with surfaces covered by a flattened canopy of the salt marsh grass Puccinellia experiencing a lower and less variable elevation loss than those characterized by Elymus or Atriplex that exhibited considerable physical damage through stem folding and breakage.

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Salt marsh surface survives true-to-scale simulated storm surges. / Spencer, T.; Möller, I.; Rupprecht, F. et al.
in: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, Jahrgang 41, Nr. 4, 30.03.2016, S. 543-552.

Publikation: Beitrag in FachzeitschriftArtikelForschungPeer-Review

Spencer, T, Möller, I, Rupprecht, F, Bouma, TJ, van Wesenbeeck, BK, Kudella, M, Paul, M, Jensen, K, Wolters, G, Miranda-Lange, M & Schimmels, S 2016, 'Salt marsh surface survives true-to-scale simulated storm surges', Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, Jg. 41, Nr. 4, S. 543-552. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.3867
Spencer, T., Möller, I., Rupprecht, F., Bouma, T. J., van Wesenbeeck, B. K., Kudella, M., Paul, M., Jensen, K., Wolters, G., Miranda-Lange, M., & Schimmels, S. (2016). Salt marsh surface survives true-to-scale simulated storm surges. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 41(4), 543-552. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.3867
Spencer T, Möller I, Rupprecht F, Bouma TJ, van Wesenbeeck BK, Kudella M et al. Salt marsh surface survives true-to-scale simulated storm surges. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 2016 Mär 30;41(4):543-552. Epub 2015 Dez 23. doi: 10.1002/esp.3867
Spencer, T. ; Möller, I. ; Rupprecht, F. et al. / Salt marsh surface survives true-to-scale simulated storm surges. in: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 2016 ; Jahrgang 41, Nr. 4. S. 543-552.
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