The role of biomorphodynamics in estuarine evolution in New Zealand |
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| Authors: | Barend Van Maanen Giovanni Coco rew Swales Karin R. Bryan |
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| Affiliation: | National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, PO Box 11-115, Hamilton, New Zealand,;Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand |
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| Abstract: | Abstract: Biomorphodynamic interactions, the feedback loops that operate between physical processes, biology and morphology, affect the long-term evolution of estuaries. This paper outlines how consideration of such interactions and implementation through innovative modelling techniques can become the next crucial step needed to advance understanding of estuarine evolution. |
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| Keywords: | biomorphodynamics cellular automata estuaries modelling approaches |
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