2008 Joint Meeting of The Geological Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies with the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM
Session No. 181 Monday, 6 October 2008
8:00 AM-12:00 PM, George R. Brown Convention Center: 320DE

T6. Estuarine and Fjord Sedimentary Processes in Modern and Holocene Systems (GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; Gulf Coast SEPM; Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies)

Timothy Dellapenna and Julia Wellner, Presiding
 Paper #Start Time
181-18:00 AM MUDBED: Multi-Disciplinary Benthic Exchange Dynamics: FRIEDRICHS, Carl T.1, DIAZ, Robert J.1, HARRIS, Courtney K.1, KUEHL, Steven A.1, MCNINCH, Jesse E.1, SANFORD, Lawrence P.2, and SCHAFFNER, Linda C.1, (1) Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, Gloucester Point, VA 23062, cfried@vims.edu, (2) University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Horn Point Lab, Cambridge, MD 21613
181-28:15 AM Natural Geological Responses to Anthropogenic Alterations of the Naples Bay Estuarine System, Florida, USA: FIELDER, Bryan R.1, DELLAPENNA, Timothy M.2, SAVARESE, Michael3, and NOLL, Christian J. IV1, (1) Oceanography, Texas A&M University, 1001 Texas Clipper Road, Galveston, TX 77554, br_fielder@yahoo.com, (2) Marine Sciences, Texas A&M University at Galveston, 1001 Texas Clipper Road, Galveston, TX 77554, (3) Marine and Ecological Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University, 10501 FGCU Boulevard South, Ft Myers, FL 33965
181-38:30 AM Benthic Foraminiferal Assemblages as Bio-Indicators of Potentially Toxic Elements in Puerto Rico: MARTÍNEZ-COLÓN, Michael, College of Marine Sciences, University of South Florida, 140 7th Ave. S, MSL 222A, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, martinez@marine.usf.edu, HALLOCK, Pamela, College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, 140 7th Ave. S, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, and GREEN-RUIZ, Carlos, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Av. Joel Montes Camarena s/n 82000, Mazatlan, Mexico
181-48:45 AM The Effect of Coastal Storms on Tidal Flooding and Turbidity in a Mid-Atlantic Salt Marsh: MOSKALSKI, Susanne M. and SOMMERFIELD, Christopher K., Marine Studies, University of Delaware, 700 Pilottown Rd, Lewes, DE 19958, moskalsk@udel.edu
181-59:00 AM Affect of Seabed Density and Sediment Pelletization on Erosion/Deposition Processes at Clay Bank, York River, Chesapeake Bay, Virginia: RODRÍGUEZ-CALDERÓN, Cielomar, Department of Physical Sciences, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Rt. 1208, Greate Road, Gloucester Point, VA 23062-1346, cielomar@vims.edu and KUEHL, Steven A., Physical Sciences, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Pt, VA 23062
181-69:15 AM An Estuarine Pockmark Field in Previously Glaciated Belfast Bay, Maine: Vibracoring and Seismic Reflection Results: BROTHERS, Laura L., Department of Earth Sciences, Univ of Maine, Bryand Global Sciences Center, Orono, ME 04469-5790, Laura.Brothers@umit.maine.edu, KELLEY, Joseph T., Earth Science Department, University Of Maine, Orono, ME 04469-5790, and BELKNAP, Daniel F., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Maine, 117 Bryand Global Sciences Building, Orono, ME 04469
181-79:30 AM Comparing Holocene Sediment Flux of Coastal Plain Rivers to Low Relief Glaciers, Northwestern Gulf of Mexico and South Shetland Islands, Antarctica: MILLIKEN, K.T.1, ANDERSON, J.B.1, and WELLNER, Julia2, (1) Earth Science, Rice University, 6100 Main St MS 126, Houston, TX 77005, milliken@rice.edu, (2) Department of Geosciences, University of Houston, 312 Science & Research Building 1, Houston, TX 77204-5007
 9:45 AM Break
181-810:00 AM Estimates of Glacial Erosion Rates Based on Sediment Accumulation in Fjords and Their Inferences: POWELL, Ross D., Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, Northern Illinois University, 312 Davis Hall, Normal Rd, DeKalb, IL 60115, ross@geol.niu.edu
181-910:15 AM Modern Sediment Yields from Tidewater Glaciers: Coupling Climate and Erosion: KOPPES, Michele N., Geography Dept, University of British Columbia, 1984 West Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T1Z2 Canada, koppes@geog.ubc.ca
181-1010:30 AM Pleistocene-Holocene Fjord Sedimentation Associated with Temperate Tidewater Glaciers in Western Patagonia, South America: FERNÁNDEZ, Rodrigo A., Earth Science, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, MS126, Houston, TX 77005, r.f@rice.edu, ANDERSON, John B., Earth Science, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005, and WELLNER, Julia S., Department of Geosciences, University of Houston, 312 Science & Research Building 1, Houston, TX 77204-5007
181-1110:45 AM Retreat Sequences from the Last Glacial Maximum and Little Ice Age Preserved in Muir Inlet, Glacier Bay National Park, Southeastern Alaska: COWAN, Ellen A.1, SERAMUR, Keith C.1, WILLEMS, Bryce A.2, POWELL, Ross D.2, GULICK, Sean P.S.3, and JAEGER, John M.4, (1) Department of Geology, Appalachian State University, ASU Box 32067, Boone, NC 28608, cowanea@appstate.edu, (2) Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences, Northern Illinois University, 312 Davis Hall, Normal Rd, DeKalb, IL 60115, (3) Institute for Geophysics, Univ of Texas at Austin, J.J. Pickle Research Campus, Austin, TX 78758, (4) Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, PO Box 112120, Gainesville, FL 32611-2120
181-1211:00 AM A Multi-Proxy Sedimentary Record of Hubbard Glacier Meltwater Production, Disenchantment Bay, Alaska: JAEGER, John, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, PO Box 112120, Gainesville, FL 32611-2120, jaeger@geology.ufl.edu, COWAN, Ellen, Department of Geology, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608, POWELL, Ross D., Department of Geology & Environmental Geosciences, Northern Illinois University, De Kalb, IL 60115, and CHAPMAN, Gillian, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-2120
181-1311:15 AM Physical and Biological Controls on Post Depositional Alteration and Strata Formation In a Temperate, Turbid Outwash Fjord: Simpson Bay, Alaska: NOLL, Christian, Oceanography, Texas A&M University at Galveston, 1001 Texas Clipper Rd, Room 710, Galveston, TX 77553, cjn7680@neo.tamu.edu, DELLAPENNA, Timothy, Oceanography/Marine Science, Texas A&M Univ. at Galveston, Galveston, TX 77553, and DAVIS, Randall, Marine Biology, Texas A&M University at Galveston, 5007 Ave U, Room 218, Galveston, TX 77551
181-1411:30 AM Sedimentary Trace Metal and Stable Isotope Trends in Fjord & Shelf Environments along the Southeast Alaska Margin: ADDISON, Jason, Dept. of Geology & Geophysics, University of Alaska Fairbanks, PO Box 755780, Fairbanks, AK 99775-5780, ftjaa1@uaf.edu, DEAN, Walter E., U.S. Geological Survey, MS 980 Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, and FINNEY, Bruce P., Dept. of Biological Sciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209-8007
181-1511:45 AM Depositional Zonation and Hypertidal Sedimentation within Turnagain Arm, Cook Inlet, Alaska, USA: ARCHER, Allen W.1, GREB, S.F.2, and DEBOER, Darron1, (1) Geology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, aarcher@ksu.edu, (2) Kentucky Geological Survey, 228 MMRB, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506

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