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Mechanical effects of micro‐organisms on intertidal bedform migration *
Author(s) -
BOER P. L.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
sedimentology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.494
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 1365-3091
pISSN - 0037-0746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3091.1981.tb01670.x
Subject(s) - intertidal zone , geology , bedform , carbonate , algae , sediment , sediment transport , oceanography , geomorphology , ecology , biology , materials science , metallurgy
Attention is called to the ability of bottom‐dwelling micro‐organisms such as algae to stabilize sandy sediment surfaces in non‐carbonate environments and to influence sand transport.