Southeastern Section - 68th Annual Meeting - 2019

Session No. 27
Thursday, 28 March 2019: 3:20 PM-4:40 PM
Colonial Ballroom (Francis Marion Hotel)

T19. Recent Advances in Saltmarsh Evolution, (Eco) Geomorphology, and Sustainability

GSA Soils and Soil Processes Division; GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division; GSA Geology and Society Division

 

Carol A. Wilson, Zoe Hughes and Alejandra Ortiz, Advocates
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3:20 PM
GROUNDWATER EXPORTS OF DOC FROM SALT MARSHES: A SURVEY OF SOUTH CAROLINA TIDAL CREEKS
WILSON, Alicia1, SHANAHAN, Meghan1 and SMITH, Erik M.2, (1)School of the Earth, Ocean & Environment, Univ of South Carolina, 701 Sumter St, Columbia, SC 29208, (2)Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences, University of South Carolina, PO Box 1632, Georgetown, SC 29440
3:40 PM
VARIABILITY IN LATE HOLOCENE TO MODERN ORGANIC MATTER CONTENT BENEATH SPARTINA PATENS SALT MARSHES, PLUM ISLAND ESTUARY, MASSACHUSETTS
SILVA, Camila, Geology Dept, Bryn Mawr College, 101 N Merion Ave, Box C-1295, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, BARBER, Donald C., Environmental Studies and Geology, Bryn Mawr College, 101 N. Merion Ave, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, MOZDZER, Thomas, Biology Department, Bryn Mawr College, 101 N Merion Ave, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 and APONTE, Mercedes J., Geology, Bryn Mawr College, 101 N Merion Ave, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
4:00 PM
EXAMINING THE DISAPPEARING SALT MARSH “SPITS” IN A TIDAL SUBESTUARY OF MOBILE BAY: RESULTS FROM PISTON CORE ANALYSES, HISTORIC SHORELINE COMPARISONS, AND WAVE CLIMATE MONITORING
BEEBE, D. Alex1, BELLAIS, Kaylyn C.1, COBB FAULK, Bethany1, WEBB, Bret M.2 and HORNE, Howard E.3, (1)Earth Sciences, University of South Alabama, 5871 USA Drive N, Mobile, AL 36688, (2)Civil, Coastal, and Environmental Engineering, University of South Alabama, 150 Jaguar Drive, Shelby Hall 3142, Mobile, AL 36688, (3)Barry A. Vittor & Associates, Inc., 8060 Cottage Hill Road, Mobile, AL 36695
4:20 PM
FAULT-SLIP HISTORY OF THE DELACROIX ISLAND FAULT SYSTEM AND ITS EFFECT ON HOLOCENE SALT MARSHES OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA PLAIN
LEVESH, Jarrett L., University of New Orleans and Pontchartrain Institute for Environmental Science, University of New Orleans, 2000 Lakeshore Dr, New Orleans, LA 70148, MCLINDON, Chris, New Orleans Geological Society, 5500 Prytania Street #604, New Orleans, LA 70115 and KULP, Mark A., Dept. of Earth & Environmental Sciences and Pontchartrain Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of New Orleans, 2000 Lakeshore Dr, New Orleans, LA 70148
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