The effects of herbivory on neighbor interactions along a coastal marsh gradient

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 709-715

  Taylor, Katherine L ^b   Grace, James B ^a   Marx, Brian D ^c  

^a Columbia River Estuary Study Taskforce ^*  (United States)

^b NATIONAL WETLANDS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal marshes; Communities; Competition; Herbivory; Neighbor effects; Positive interactions; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001430018     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2445907     Document Type: Article

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