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Articles | Volume 12, issue 2
Articles | Volume 12, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-12-601-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-12-601-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 12, issue 2
Research article
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29 Apr 2024
Research article |  | 29 Apr 2024

On the relative role of abiotic and biotic controls in channel network development: insights from scaled tidal flume experiments

Sarah Hautekiet, Jan-Eike Rossius, Olivier Gourgue, Maarten Kleinhans, and Stijn Temmerman

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This study examined how vegetation growing in marshes affects the formation of tidal channel networks. Experiments were conducted to imitate marsh development, both with and without vegetation. The results show interdependency between biotic and abiotic factors in channel development. They mainly play a role when the landscape changes from bare to vegetated. Overall, the study suggests that abiotic factors are more important near the sea, while vegetation plays a larger role closer to the land.
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