A paradigm shift in the quantification of wave energy attenuation due to saltmarshes based on their standing biomass.

ABSTRACT: Most existing analytical and numerical models to quantify wave energy attenuation attributed to saltmarshes are based on the definition of a drag coefficient that varies with vegetation and wave characteristics and requires calibration, i.e., a case-specific variable. With the aim of determining a new variable to estimate wave energy attenuation without the use of calibration coefficients, wave attenuation caused by different saltmarsh species and the relationship with the ecosystem standing biomass are experimentally studied. Samples of four real saltmarshes with contrasting morphological and biomechanical properties, namely, Spartina sp., Salicornia sp., Halimione sp. and Juncus sp., are collected in the field and placed in a wave flume for testing under different regular and random wave

SUBMITTER: Maza M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9381759 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature