Impact of a parasitic plant on the structure and dynamics of salt marsh vegetation

Ecology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1410-1419

  Pennings, Steven C ^a   Callaway, Ragan M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Community dynamics; Competition; Cuscuta; Disturbance; Parasitic plant; Patch dynamics; Salicornia; Salt marsh; Zonation

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; MARSH DODDER; PARASITIC PLANT; PICKLEWEED; SALTMARSH;

USA, CALIFORNIA;

ARTHROCNEMUM SUBTERMINALE; CHENOPODIACEAE; CISTACEAE; CUSCUTA SALINA; CUSCUTACEAE; FRANKENIA SALINA; LIMONIUM CALIFORNICUM; PLUMBAGINACEAE; SALICORNIA VIRGINICA;

EID: 0030437167     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2265538     Document Type: Article

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