Mid-Texas coastal marsh change (1939-1991) as influenced by lesser snow goose herbivory

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 462-476

  Miller, Deborah L ^a,b   Smeins, Fred E ^a   Webb, James W ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle herbivory; Disturbance; Fire; GIS; Landscape pattern dynamics; Lesser snow geese; Patch dynamics; Wetland vegetation loss

Indexed keywords

EMERGENT SHORELINES; HERBIVORES; LESSER SNOW GOOSE; MARSHES; VEGETATION COVER;

USA, TEXAS;

EID: 0029769729     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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