Understanding tidal marsh trajectories: evaluation of multiple indicators of marsh persistence

Salt Marsh Tidal Channels

Salt marsh tidal channels are highly sinuous. For this project, field surveys and aerial photographs were used to characterize the planform of tidal channels at China Camp Marsh in the San Francisco Bay, California. To model the planform evolution, we assume that the topographic curvature of the channel centreline is a key element driving meander migration. Extraction of curvature data from a p...

Nitrogen retention in a tidal freshwater marsh

Nitrogen assimilation and short term retention in a nutrient-rich tidal freshwater marsh – a whole ecosystem N enrichment study B. Gribsholt, E. Struyf, A. Tramper, L. De Brabandere, N. Brion, S. van Damme, P. Meire, F. Dehairs, J. J. Middelburg, and H. T. S. Boschker Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Center for Estuarine and Marine Ecology, P.O. Box 140, 4400AC Yerseke, The Netherlands Univers...

Modelling of groundwater-vegetation interactions in a tidal marsh

Evolution and Conservation of Tidal-marsh Vertebrates: Molecular Approaches

The tidal marshes of North America are home to a diverse collection of morphologically differentiated reptiles, birds, and mammals. We reviewed the existing molecular studies on endemic tidal-marsh vertebrates, including turtles, snakes, sparrows, rails, shrews, and rodents. We found both deep and shallow divergences from their nearest upland relatives in all geographic regions. In the Northeas...

Heavy metal and organic carbon fractionation in sodium pyrophosphate extracts of tidal marsh soils