The secret gardener: Vegetation and the emergence of biogeomorphic patterns in tidal environments

C Da Lio, A D'Alpaos, M Marani - … Transactions of the …, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The presence and continued existence of tidal morphologies, and in particular of salt
marshes, is intimately connected with biological activity, especially with the presence of …

Biologically‐controlled multiple equilibria of tidal landforms and the fate of the Venice lagoon

M Marani, A D'Alpaos, S Lanzoni… - Geophysical …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Looking across a tidal landscape, can one foresee the signs of impending shifts among
different geomorphological structures? This is a question of paramount importance …

Biogeomorphology of tidal landforms: Physical and biological processes shaping the tidal landscape

A D'Alpaos, C Da Lio, M Marani - Ecohydrology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
We analyse the equilibrium states and transient dynamics of tidal biogeomorphic systems,
such as lagoons and estuaries, in response to variations in the governing physical and …

A minimalist model of salt-marsh vegetation dynamics driven by species competition and dispersal

A Finotello, A D'Alpaos, M Marani… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
We present a new bidimensional, spatially-explicit ecological model describing the
dynamics of halophytic vegetation in tidal saline wetlands. Existing vegetation models …

Signatures of sea level changes on tidal geomorphology: Experiments on network incision and retreat

L Stefanon, L Carniello, A D'Alpaos… - Geophysical Research …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
How do tidal networks respond to changes in relative mean sea level (RMSL)? The question
on whether the morphological features of a tidal landscape retain signatures of past …

Tidal networks: form and function

A Rinaldo, E Belluco, A D'Alpaos… - … of tidal marshes, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
We review some geomorphological properties of tidal networks and their embedded
landforms, aiming at inferring their leading eco‐morphodynamic interrelations. Indeed the …

Tidal network ontogeny: Channel initiation and early development

A D'Alpaos, S Lanzoni, M Marani… - Journal of …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
The long‐term morphological evolution of tidal landforms in response to physical and
ecological forcings is a subject of great theoretical and practical importance. Toward the …

The importance of being coupled: Stable states and catastrophic shifts in tidal biomorphodynamics

M Marani, A D'Alpaos, S Lanzoni… - Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
We describe and apply a point model of the joint evolution of tidal landforms and biota which
incorporates the dynamics of intertidal vegetation; benthic microbial assemblages; …

An ecogeomorphic model of tidal channel initiation and elaboration in progressive marsh accretional contexts

JP Belliard, M Toffolon, L Carniello… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The formation and evolution of tidal networks have been described through various theories
which mostly assume that tidal network development results from erosional processes …

Algal‐induced biogeomorphic feedbacks lay the groundwork for coastal wetland development

RC van de Vijsel, J van Belzen… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Ecosystem establishment under adverse geophysical conditions is often studied within the
“windows of opportunity” framework, identifying disturbance‐free periods (eg, calm wave …