Which process inhibits salt marsh expansion into adjacent coastal mudflats?

💡 Explanation

High sediment transport capacity hinders expansion because, with greater energy, finer sediments are carried away faster through hydraulic action enhancing erosion in lower consolidated terrains; therefore the mudflats cannot stabilize into marsh rather than experiencing increased deposition.

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