[HTML][HTML] Learning from natural sediments to tackle microplastics challenges: A multidisciplinary perspective

K Waldschläger, MZM Brückner, BC Almroth… - Earth-Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Although the study of microplastics in the aquatic environment incorporates a diversity of
research fields, it is still in its infancy in many aspects while comparable topics have been …

Erodibility of cohesive sediment: The importance of sediment properties

RC Grabowski, IG Droppo, G Wharton - Earth-Science Reviews, 2011 - Elsevier
Cohesive sediment is an important component of aquatic environments, which must be
monitored and managed for environmental, engineering, and human health reasons. While …

Bioturbation: a fresh look at Darwin's last idea

FJR Meysman, JJ Middelburg, CHR Heip - Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2006 - cell.com
Bioturbation refers to the biological reworking of soils and sediments, and its importance for
soil processes and geomorphology was first realised by Charles Darwin, who devoted his …

Feedbacks between geomorphology and biota controlling Earth surface processes and landforms: a review of foundation concepts and current understandings

D Corenblit, ACW Baas, G Bornette, J Darrozes… - Earth-Science …, 2011 - Elsevier
This review article presents recent advances in the field of biogeomorphology related to the
reciprocal coupling between Earth surface processes and landforms, and ecological and …

Sediment erodability in sediment transport modelling: can we account for biota effects?

P Le Hir, Y Monbet, F Orvain - Continental Shelf Research, 2007 - Elsevier
Sediment erosion results from hydrodynamic forcing, represented by the bottom shear stress
(BSS), and from the erodability of the sediment, defined by the critical erosion shear stress …

Morphodynamics of tidal networks: Advances and challenges

G Coco, Z Zhou, B Van Maanen, M Olabarrieta… - Marine Geology, 2013 - Elsevier
Tidal network morphodynamics is an active field of research and advances achieved over
the last decade, particularly with respect to laboratory experiments and numerical modelling …

Biomorphodynamics: Physical‐biological feedbacks that shape landscapes

AB Murray, MAF Knaapen, M Tal… - Water Resources …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Plants and animals affect morphological evolution in many environments. The term
“ecogeomorphology” describes studies that address such effects. In this opinion article we …

Hydrodynamic forcing on salt-marsh development: Distinguishing the relative importance of waves and tidal flows

DP Callaghan, TJ Bouma, P Klaassen… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2010 - Elsevier
To unravel the relation between hydrodynamic forcing and the dynamics of the tidal flat–salt-
marsh ecosystem, we compared hydrodynamic forcing in terms of proxies relevant to bed …

Morphological evolution of the Venice lagoon: Evidence from the past and trend for the future

L Carniello, A Defina, L D'Alpaos - Journal of Geophysical …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
During the last century, the Venice lagoon, Italy, has been experiencing a general
degradation consisting of the deepening of tidal flats and the reduction of salt marsh areas …

Bioturbation of burrowing crabs promotes sediment turnover and carbon and nitrogen movements in an estuarine salt marsh

JQ Wang, XD Zhang, LF Jiang, MD Bertness, CM Fang… - Ecosystems, 2010 - Springer
Ecological functions of bioturbation in ecosystems have received increasing attention over
the recent decades, and crab burrowing has been considered as one of the major …