Fragmentation in Seagrass Canopies Can Alter Hydrodynamics and Sediment Deposition Rates
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Description of the Sites
2.2. Fragmentation Level of the Meadows
2.3. Method of Analysis of ADV Data
2.4. Analysis of the Sediment
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Site | n (Shoots m−2) | T (s) | Abare sand (m2) | Atotal (m2) | Fragmentation (%) | Uw (cm s−1) | TKE (cm2 s−2) | Wavelength (m) |
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1 | 259 | 2.56 | 359.9 | 2622.2 | 13.7 | 0.90 | 2.55 | 10.25 |
2 | 422 | 2.67 | 1423.6 | 2247.4 | 63.3 | 0.98 | 2.19 | 11.38 |
3 | 387 | 3.17 | 537.6 | 2442.9 | 22.5 | 1.20 | 1.68 | 15.61 |
4 | 400 | 3.64 | 389.2 | 2162 | 18.0 | 1.08 | 4.03 | 24.57 |
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Serra, T.; Gracias, N.; Hendriks, I.E. Fragmentation in Seagrass Canopies Can Alter Hydrodynamics and Sediment Deposition Rates. Water 2020, 12, 3473. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12123473
Serra T, Gracias N, Hendriks IE. Fragmentation in Seagrass Canopies Can Alter Hydrodynamics and Sediment Deposition Rates. Water. 2020; 12(12):3473. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12123473
Chicago/Turabian StyleSerra, Teresa, Nuno Gracias, and Iris E. Hendriks. 2020. "Fragmentation in Seagrass Canopies Can Alter Hydrodynamics and Sediment Deposition Rates" Water 12, no. 12: 3473. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12123473