| Title | Accretion rates of low intertidal salt marshes in the Pacific Northwest |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1992 |
| Authors | Thom, Ronald M. |
| Secondary Title | Wetlands |
| Volume | 12 |
| Number | 3 |
| Pagination | p.147-156 |
| Date Published | 1992, Dec. |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Valley QH75.A1 W47 |
| Keywords | climate, climate change, Coos Bay, marshes, Salmon River Estuary, sea level, sediments |
| Notes | Investigated accretion of salt marshes -- the vertical rise in marsh land due to the accumulation of inorganic sediments and organic matter in light of possible sea level rise due to climate change. While PNW salt marshes are keeping up with the current sea level rise, and increase in the rate of rise without an increase in sediment supply, could threaten the existence of salt marshes in the region. |
