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The measurement of modern sedimentation in estuarine environments in New Zealand
Author(s) -
Woods Josephine L. D.,
Kennedy David M.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
new zealand geographer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.335
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1745-7939
pISSN - 0028-8144
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-7939.2011.01196.x
Subject(s) - coring , sedimentation , estuary , infill , sediment , term (time) , geography , environmental science , geology , environmental resource management , oceanography , ecology , engineering , geomorphology , biology , mechanical engineering , drilling , physics , quantum mechanics
Concern about coastal sedimentation in New Zealand is widespread. As a result, many regional councils now undertake monitoring programmes to understand the rate of change that is occurring within estuarine environments. A variety of techniques are used to understand estuarine infill from short‐term (fixed rods, marker layers, laser surveying) to long‐term studies (coring). Short‐term studies provide detailed but temporally restricted data sets, while coring studies provide long‐term generalised data. This paper reviews the common methods used within New Zealand and suggests that a combination of both methods is the ideal for understanding sediment infill.