Biophysical controls of marsh soil shear strength  along an estuarine salinity gradient

Gillen, Megan N.; Messerschmidt, Tyler C.; Kirwan, Matthew L.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-9-413-2021

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Biophysical controls of marsh soil shear strength along an estuarine salinity gradient

Megan N. Gillen, Tyler C. Messerschmidt, and Matthew L. Kirwan

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