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https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-6-883-2018
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Research article
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09 Oct 2018
Research article |
| 09 Oct 2018
| 09 Oct 2018
Morphological effects of vegetation on the tidal–fluvial transition in Holocene estuaries
Ivar R. Lokhorst
Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80115, 3508 TC Utrecht, the Netherlands
Lisanne Braat
Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80115, 3508 TC Utrecht, the Netherlands
Jasper R. F. W. Leuven
Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80115, 3508 TC Utrecht, the Netherlands
Anne W. Baar
Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80115, 3508 TC Utrecht, the Netherlands
Mijke van Oorschot
Department of Freshwater Ecology & Water Quality, Deltares, P.O. Box 177, 2600 MH Delft, the Netherlands
Sanja Selaković
Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80115, 3508 TC Utrecht, the Netherlands
Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80115, 3508 TC Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Short summary
In estuaries, mud sedimentation enhances salt marsh accretion. Here we explore system-scale effects of plants and mud on planform shape and size of estuaries. We coupled Delft3D for hydromorphodynamics with our vegetation model and ran controls for comparison. Effects are greatest at the fluvial–tidal transition, where for the first time in a model, a bedload convergence zone formed. Regardless of local vegetation effects, mud and vegetation cause gradual filling of estuaries over time.
In estuaries, mud sedimentation enhances salt marsh accretion. Here we explore system-scale...
