INVESTIGADORES
PERILLO Gerardo Miguel E.
artículos
Título:
Processes of tidal channels develop in salt and freshwater marshes
Autor/es:
PERILLO, GERARDO M. E.; IRIBARNE, OSCAR O
Revista:
Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
Editorial:
Wiley
Referencias:
Lugar: Londres; Año: 2003 vol. 28 p. 1473 - 1482
ISSN:
0197-9337
Resumen:
Mechanisms for the formation of creeks in tidal flats are rarely discussed in literature. There are some general theories about their formation but there is no data to support the evidence. It is generally believed that marshes inherit creeks from previous tidal flats that their plants colonize and further modify them. The aim of this paper is to present three mutually exclusive cases from marshes in Argentina where creeks are formed by either purely physical or biological-physical interactions. Except for Loyola Bay, this is the first discussion of these mechanisms. They may represent special cases, but the fact that all three of them occur along the coast of Argentina, could indicate that the same or totally may be found somewhere else.