Linear Sand Bar Development and Tidal Current Flow in Cobequid Bay, Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia

Knight, R D

doi:10.4095/102222

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“…According to Owens (1977) submergence in the area has apparently ceased. Recent papers on the sedimentology of Bay of Fundy marshes are given by Reinson (1980), Amos and Long (1980), Knight (1980), Risk and Yeo (1980), Swift and McMullen (1968). Ganong (1903) recognized three distinctive vegetation divisions in Bay of Fundy marshes: Halophytia, Mesophytia, and Hydrophytia.…”

Section: Geomorphologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Salt marshes of Atlantic Canada: their ecology and distribution

Roberts¹,

Robertson²

1986

Can. J. Bot.

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This paper reviews the status of research on the Atlantic salt marshes of eastern Canada. The floristics, habitats, and biophysical aspects of the Atlantic salt marshes are described and aspects relating to anthropogenic influences on the Atlantic marshes are discussed in the context of contemporary rural settlement and vulnerability to offshore oil development. Guidelines for environment management, protection, and rehabilitation research are proposed. Such guidelines are deemed important since more than half the 33 000 ha of salt marshes in Nova Scotia have been dyked for agriculture. Most of the salt-marsh habitats in Newfoundland have a high degree of domestic grazing, even though the marshes are small in size and rare in occurrence. The least disturbed in terms of domestic use are the Labrador salt marshes which, although grazed by migratory ducks and geese, have not yet been influenced by man's activities. In addition, the Labrador salt marshes are discussed and compared with the northern marshes of arctic Canada in terms of their ecology and formation.

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Section: Geomorphologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Salt marshes of Atlantic Canada: their ecology and distribution

Roberts¹,

Robertson²

1986

Can. J. Bot.

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“…Climatic influences: The Bay of Fundy is considered a subpolar environment; ice develops during winter and has major impacts on sedimentology, ichnology, and infaunal colonization (Dionne 1972(Dionne , 1998Knight andDalrymple 1975, 1976;Hicklin et al 1980;Gordon and Desplanque 1983;Desplanque and Bray 1986;Woodworth-Lynas 1996;Desplanque and Mossman 1998;Pearson and Gingras 2006;Dalrymple et al 2011). Due to ice development, sedimentation is low and many invertebrates either hibernate or are killed in a mass die-off at the onset of winter (Hicklin et al 1980).…”

Section: Controls On Biotic Distributionmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…Salinity: The strong tidal currents within the Minas Basin form a wellmixed water column, both laterally and vertically, with respect to salinity, water temperature, and suspended sediment content (Knight 1980;Amos and Long 1980;Dalrymple et al 1990). Salinity within the study area during low tide is close to fully marine across the depositional subenvironments (, 30 PSS), with the exception of the Drainage Channel, which has a salinity of 10 PSS.…”

Section: Controls On Boringsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Trypanites-Type Ichnofacies at the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia, Canada

Furlong¹,

Gingras²,

Zonneveld³

2015

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“…It is common, tides produce water currents in settings of marine embyments (e.g. Knight 1980, Dalrymple et al 1990). Finally, storms are not speculated to have forme the currents because to pure occurrence of typical storm sedimentary structures (e.g.…”

Section: Sedimentary Model Of the Tøenice Formationmentioning

confidence: 99%