Estuarine Turbidity Maximum, Benthic Boundary Layer, and Fluid Muds

Estuarine Turbidity Maximum, Benthic Boundary Layer, and Fluid Muds 

Similarly, fluid muds occur in estuarine regions where there is a large source of flocculated particles (e.g., the ETM), a boundary in the water column that reduces upward 

The uplift of rocks above sea level on the Earth s surface over geological time produces rock material that can be altered into soils and sediments by 

The four dominant processes controlling movement of sediments in estuaries are as follows (1) erosion of the bed (2) transportation (3) deposition and (4) consolidation of deposited sediments. 

Microbial mats and biofilms, defined as surface layers of microbes entrained in a matrix of EPS, are also important in changing the surface texture and credibility of sediments in estuaries. 

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