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Northeastern Section - 44th Annual Meeting (22–24 March 2009)

Session No. 13
Sunday, 22 March 2009: 1:10 PM-5:00 PM

S1. Sea Level and Salt Marsh Ecogeomorphology (CC)

Eastern Section of Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM)

 

Beverly J. Johnson and Julia F. Daly, Conveners
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Start Time
 
1:10 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:20 PM
GEOLOGIC EVOLUTION OF NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND SALT MARSHES
BELKNAP, Daniel F.1, KELLEY, Joseph T.1 and WILSON, Kristin R.2, (1)Earth Sciences, University of Maine, Bryand Global Sciences Building, Orono, ME 04469-5790, (2)Ecology and Environmental Sciences Program, University of Maine, Bryand Global Sciences Building, Orono, ME 04469-5790, belknap@maine.edu, belknap@maine.edu
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1:40 PM
SALT-MARSH STRATIGRAPHY OF THE CHATHAM ISLANDS, NEW ZEALAND
DALY, Julia, Dept. Natural Sciences, University of Maine at Farmington, 173 High Street, Farmington, ME 04938 and UPTON, Phaedra, GNS Science, PO Pox 5040, Lower Hutt, 5040, New Zealand, dalyj@maine.edu, dalyj@maine.edu
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2:00 PM
SALT POOLS IN THE STRATIGRAPHIC RECORD AND THEIR ROLE IN GOVERNING SURFICIAL CHANGE IN FIVE MAINE SALT MARSHES
WILSON, Kristin R., Program in Ecology and Environmental Sciences, University of Maine, 204 Bryand Global Sciences Building, Orono, ME 04469, KELLEY, Joseph T., Earth Sciences, University of Maine, 120 Bryand Global Sciences Building, Orono, ME 04469, BELKNAP, Daniel F., Earth Sciences, University of Maine, 117 Bryand Global Sciences Building, Orono, ME 04469 and TANNER, Benjamin R., Geosciences and Natural Resources Management, Western Carolina University, 335 Stillwell Building, Cullowhee, NC 28723, kristin.wilson@umit.maine.edu, kristin.wilson@umit.maine.edu
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2:20 PM
MICROCHANNEL AND CREEK DEVELOPMENT IN A NEW ENGLAND SALTMARSH, ROWLEY, MA
WILSON, Carol A., FITZGERALD, Duncan and HUGHES, Zoe, Earth Sciences, Boston University, 675 Comm Ave, Boston, MA 02215, cwilson2@bu.edu, cwilson2@bu.edu
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2:40 PM
AN ISOTOPIC INVESTIGATION OF ORGANIC MATTER CYCLING AT SPRAGUE MARSH, PHIPPSBURG, MAINE
JOHNSON, Beverly J., Department of Geology, Bates College, 44 Campus Ave, Lewiston, ME 04210 and BEIRNE, Erin C., Haley and Aldrich, Inc, Portland, ME 04101, bjohnso3@bates.edu, bjohnso3@bates.edu
 
3:00 PM
Break
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3:20 PM
ANNUAL TO DECADAL SEDIMENT ACCUMULATION RATES AND RELATIVE SEA-LEVEL RISE EFFECTS ON MAINE'S DIVERSE SALT MARSH SYSTEMS
WOOD, Mark E.1, GEHRELS, W. Roland2 and GOODMAN, Jody2, (1)Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, Southeast Regional Office, 20 Riverside Drive, Lakeville, MA 02347, (2)School of Geography, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, United Kingdom, mark.wood@state.ma.us, mark.wood@state.ma.us
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3:40 PM
RAPID EVOLUTION OF A MARSH TIDAL CREEK NETWORK IN RESPONSE TO SEA LEVEL RISE
HUGHES, Zoe J.1, FITZGERALD, Duncan M.2, WILSON, Carol A.1, MAHADEVAN, Amala1 and PENNINGS, Steve3, (1)Earth Sciences, Boston University, 675 Comm Ave, Boston, MA 02215, (2)Earth Sciences, Boston University, 675 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, (3)Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, zoeh@bu.edu, zoeh@bu.edu
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4:00 PM
MULTI-DECADAL CHANGES IN SALT MARSHES OF CAPE COD, MASSACHUSETTS: A PHOTOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF VEGETATION LOSS, SPECIES SHIFTS, AND GEOMORPHIC CHANGE
SMITH, Stephen, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Cape Cod National Seashore, 99 Marconi Site Road, Wellfleet, MA 02667, stephen_m_smith@nps.gov, stephen_m_smith@nps.gov
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