title: Ecogeomorphic Evolution of Muddy Coastlines: How Biota on a Range of Scales, from Microscopic Biofilms to Landscape-scale Vegetation Zonation Patterns, Interact with Physical Processes
abstract: Coastal wetland ecosystems are inherently interdisciplinary; in these spaces, the physical forces of wind and water meet to interact with stabilizing and fortifying vegetation and biota, as well as mud. The combination of these factors build and sustain wetland ecosystems and without the complex feedbacks, they would cease to exist. In this dissertation, I present three studies that focus on ecogeomorphic interactions within coastal wetlands on a range of scales, from microscopic to the entire l