Ramet population dynamics and net aerial primary productivity of Spartina Alterniflora

Ecology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 276-288

  Dai, Ting ^a   Wiegert, Richard G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth forms; Leaf life span; Nitrogen fertilization; Nondestructive method; Primary production; Ramet life span; Ramet population dynamics; Salt marsh; Spartina alterniflora

Indexed keywords

SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA; POACEAE;

GROWTH; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY; RAMET; SALTMARSH; SMOOTH CORDGRASS;

USA, GEORGIA, SAPELO ISLAND;

EID: 0030412109     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2265677     Document Type: Article

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