Erodibility of cohesive sediment: The importance of sediment properties

RC Grabowski, IG Droppo, G Wharton - Earth-Science Reviews, 2011 - Elsevier
Cohesive sediment is an important component of aquatic environments, which must be
monitored and managed for environmental, engineering, and human health reasons. While …

Evolutionary synchrony of Earth's biosphere and sedimentary-stratigraphic record

NS Davies, AP Shillito, BJ Slater, AG Liu… - Earth-Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
The landscapes and seascapes of Earth's surface provide the theatre for life, but to what
extent did the actors build the stage? The role of life in the long-term shaping of the …

Microscale imaging sheds light on species‐specific strategies for photo‐regulation and photo‐acclimation of microphytobenthic diatoms

B Jesus, T Jauffrais, E Trampe… - Environmental …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Intertidal microphytobenthic (MPB) biofilms are key sites for coastal primary production,
predominantly by pennate diatoms exhibiting photo‐regulation via non‐photochemical …

In situ estimation of erosion and deposition thresholds by Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter (ADV)

TJ Andersen, J Fredsoe, M Pejrup - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2007 - Elsevier
Field-based estimations of bed shear stress have been made using SonTek/YSI 10MHz
ADVs (Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter) at the Kongsmark mudflat, Danish Wadden Sea, in …

Spatial variability of benthic-pelagic coupling in an estuary ecosystem: consequences for microphytobenthos resuspension phenomenon

M Ubertini, S Lefebvre, A Gangnery, K Grangeré… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
The high degree of physical factors in intertidal estuarine ecosystem increases material
processing between benthic and pelagic compartments. In these ecosystems …

Role of saltmarsh systems in estuarine trapping of microplastics

CC Ogbuagu, H Kassem, UU Udiba, JL Stead… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Saltmarshes are important natural ecosystems along many temperate (and other) coastlines.
They stabilize sediments and act as biofilters for a range of industrial pollutants and …

Revisiting the problem of sediment motion threshold

Y Yang, S Gao, YP Wang, J Jia, J Xiong… - Continental Shelf Research, 2019 - Elsevier
The definition of the threshold of sediment motion is critical for continental shelf sediment
dynamics. The work by A. Shields laid the foundation for this research direction, leading to …

Changes in cohesive sediment properties associated with the growth of a diatom biofilm

TJ Tolhurst, M Consalvey, DM Paterson - Hydrobiologia, 2008 - Springer
Microalgal biofilms are associated with considerable variability in the properties of natural
sediments, yet little effort has been made to isolate micro-scale spatial and temporal …

Biofilm origin of clay-coated sand grains

LJ Wooldridge, RH Worden, J Griffiths… - …, 2017 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The presence of clay-sized particles and clay minerals in modern sands and ancient
sandstones has long presented an interesting problem, because primary depositional …

The relative contributions of physical and microbiological factors to cohesive sediment stability

M Lundkvist, M Grue, PL Friend, MR Flindt - Continental Shelf Research, 2007 - Elsevier
The stabilising effects of natural benthic diatom and bacterial assemblages on cohesive
sediments were compared with those caused by physico-chemical binding alone. Cohesive …