Quantity, composition, and source of sediment collected in sediment traps along the fringing coral reef off Molokai, Hawaii
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Quantity, composition, and source of sediment collected in sediment traps along the fringing coral reef off Molokai, Hawaii.
Sediment traps were used to evaluate the frequency, cause, and relative intensity of sediment mobility/resuspension along the fringing coral reef off southern Molokai (February 2000-May 2002). Two storms with high rainfall, floods, and exceptionally high waves resulted in sediment collection rates>1000 times higher than during non-storm periods, primarily because of sediment resuspension by wav...
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عنوان ژورنال: Marine Pollution Bulletin
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0025-326X
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2006.01.008