The structure of turbulent flow through submerged flexible vegetation

W Huai, J Zhang, GG Katul, Y Cheng, X Tang… - Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
The hydrodynamics of turbulent flow through submerged flexible vegetation is investigated
in a flume using acoustic Doppler velocimetery (ADV) measurements. The flow …

Hydrodynamics across seagrass meadows and its impacts on Indonesian coastal ecosystems: A review

J Risandi, H Rifai, KM Lukman, CFA Sondak… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Seagrass canopies are important components of the world's coastal environments providing
critical ecological services. Nearshore hydrodynamics, ie, waves and currents, are essential …

Flow adjustment at the leading edge of a submerged aquatic canopy

Z Chen, C Jiang, H Nepf - Water Resources Research, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
This paper describes the transition from open channel flow to flow over submerged
vegetation using velocity measurements collected with acoustic Doppler velocimetry (ADV) …

Effect of submerged aquatic vegetation on turbulence induced by an oscillating grid

D Pujol, J Colomer, T Serra, X Casamitjana - Continental Shelf Research, 2010 - Elsevier
In wetlands wind-induced turbulence significantly affects the bottom boundary, and the
interaction between turbulence and plant canopies is therefore particularly important. The …

Measured and predicted turbulent kinetic energy in flow through emergent vegetation with real plant morphology

Y Xu, H Nepf - Water Resources Research, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Velocity and forces on individual plants were measured within an emergent canopy with real
plant morphology and used to develop predictions for the vertical profiles of velocity and …

Effects of seagrasses and algae of the Caulerpa family on hydrodynamics and particle-trapping rates

IE Hendriks, TJ Bouma, EP Morris, CM Duarte - Marine Biology, 2010 - Springer
The widespread decline of seagrass beds within the Mediterranean often results in the
replacement of seagrasses by opportunistic green algae of the Caulerpa family. Because …

Stronger together: do coral reefs enhance seagrass meadows “blue carbon” potential?

LA Guerra-Vargas, LG Gillis… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Seagrass meadows are important for carbon storage, this carbon is known as “blue carbon”
and represents a vital ecosystem service. Recently there has been growing interest in …

[HTML][HTML] Changes in carbon metabolism and dissolved organic carbon fluxes on seagrass patches (Halodule wrightii) with different ages in Southern Gulf of California

LG Egea, CJ Pérez-Estrada, R Jiménez-Ramos… - Marine Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Seagrass meadows are highly dynamic, particularly in sites where extreme climatological
events may produce a mosaic of patches with different ages. This study evaluates the …

Waves and high nutrient loads jointly decrease survival and separately affect morphological and biomechanical properties in the seagrass Zostera noltii

YA La Nafie, CB De Los Santos… - Limnology and …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
In an 8‐week aquarium experiment, we investigated the interactive effects of waves (present
vs. absent) and water‐column nutrient level (high vs. low) on the survival, growth …

The influence of current speed and vegetation density on flow structure in two macrotidal eelgrass canopies

JR Lacy, S Wyllie‐Echeverria - Limnology and Oceanography …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The influence of eelgrass (Zostera marina) on near‐bed currents, turbulence, and drag was
investigated at three sites in two eelgrass canopies of differing density and at one …