ETBC Collaborative Research
Feedbacks between nutrient enrichment and intertidal sediments: erosion, stabilization, and landscape evolution
This projects is part of the Emergent Topics in Biogeochemical Cycles (ETBC) initiative in the Geosciences Directorate in conjunction with EAR Geomorphology and Land Use Dynamics and OCE Marine Geology Award OCE-0924287.
We propose to study how the coupling of geomorphic processes and biogeochemical cycles in intertidal areas is influenced by nutrient enrichment. In specific, we will focus on the feedbacks between tidal flats and salt marshes.
Geomorphic and biogeochemical interactions across the salt marsh - tidal flat system.
Coupled geomorphic and biogeochemical change in salt marshes and tidal flats.
Our specific aims are to:
- 1. Determine how nutrient enrichment affects sediment erosion and stabilization, and therefore the morphology of tidal flats and salt marshes.
- 2. Determine how nutrient enrichment alters the landscape and ultimately modifies biogeochemical cycles and ecosystems.
