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Nature Geoscience 1, 156 - 157 (2008)
doi:10.1038/ngeo137
Subject Category: Geomorphology
Geomorphology: Survive or subside?
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John W. Day is in the Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
e-mail: johnday@lsu.edu -
Liviu Giosan is in the Department of Geology and Geophysics, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543, USA.
e-mail: lgiosan@whoi.edu
Abstract
Deltas are among the most valuable coastal ecosystems, but they are very dynamic and the factors that influence their health are complex. The rate of compaction of underlying sediments might be a more significant factor than was thought.
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