Evaluating the Role of Pools in the Sediment Dynamics of a New England Salt Marsh

Understanding Peat Soil Deformation and Mechanisms of Peat Collapse Across a Salinity Gradient in the Southwestern Everglades

“…Areas of peat collapse have been observed in brackish and saline marsh areas of the coastal Everglades and coincide with saltwater intrusion (Wilson et al., 2018). Similarly, the development, growth, and merger of subtidal ponds, also known as pocks, has also been observed in marshes faced with sea‐level rise (e.g., Adamowicz & Roman, 2005; Andres et al., 2019; DeLaune et al., 1994; Kearney & Riter, 2011; Kearney & Rogers, 2010; Rodriguez et al., 2017; Sandi et al., 2018; Stevenson et al., 1985; Wilson et al., 2007; Wilson et al., 2010) Despite their common occurrence, the mechanisms behind peat collapse and pock formation are not well understood (Andres et al., 2019; Chambers et al., 2019). While recent research is beginning to develop a mechanistic understanding of peat collapse (e.g., Ishtiaq et al., 2022; Servias et al., 2019; Wilson et al., 2018, 2019), uncertainties remain particularly in regards to how peat soils respond at the matrix level to salinization, and the relevance of salinity‐induced pore dilation for matrix deformation in peat soils.…”