The Influence Of Particle Size And Frictional/Cohesional Shear Strength Components On UK Salt Marsh Substrate Stability
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Salt marshes and tidal flats contribute valuable ecosystem services, by providing habitats, storing pollutants and reducing flood and erosion risk in the coastal hinterland. However, salt marsh areal extent is decreasing both globally and regionally (e.g. in Northwest Europe). While we know that salt marshes are retreating, this could be occurring due to biological, geochemical and geotechnical properties of the marsh and tidal flat, and/or due to changes in hydrodynamic forcing. Until now, very few studies have assessed how substrate geotechnical properties influence both the erosion processes and the erodibility of the marsh edge and tidal flat surface. Here, we compare frictional and cohesional strength components at two hydrodynamically-similar but sedimentologically-different salt marshes and tidal flats in the UK. As such, we assess how sediment composition and behavior may influence marsh resistance to hydrodynamic forcing.
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NERC (via British Geological Survey (BGS)) (unknown)
Natural Environment Research Council (NE/R01082X/1)
Natural Environment Research Council (NE/N015878/1)