INVESTIGADORES
PERILLO Gerardo Miguel E.
capítulos de libros
Título:
Saltmarsh ecogeomorphic processes and dynamics.
Autor/es:
WILSON, C.A.; PERILLO, G.M.E.; HUGHES, Z.J.
Libro:
Salt Marshes: function, dynamics, and stresses.
Editorial:
Cambridge University Press
Referencias:
Lugar: Cambridge; Año: 2021; p. 178 - 224
Resumen:
Saltmarshes are considered some of the most biologically-diverse and ecologically important regions on Earth, containing thousands of species of robust salt-tolerant plants, crabs, fish, molluscs, zooplankton, algae, and bacteria. Isolated between topographic headlands, laterally continuous behind protective barriers, or associated with extensive delta landscapes, saltmarshes are regulated by a variety of physical forces such as waves, tides, rivers and storm surges; but they are also impacted by climatic variations in temperature and precipitation, riverine flooding, local tectonics, and subsidence (i.e., a deltaic process that describes the lowering of the land surface). Biological forces also play important roles in controlling saltmarsh landscapes as many species shape geomorphic development. As these landscapes form and evolve, there exist significant interactions between biology, hydrology, and geology; thus it is impossible to consider saltmarsh geomorphology?i.e., how the landscape changes over time?without taking into account these principal interactions.