Flood and salinity stress of wetland woody species, buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) and swamp tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora)

Wetlands

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 165-175

  McCarron, James K ^a,c   McLeod, Kenneth W ^a   Conner, William H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Buttonbush; Photosynthesis; Salinity; Storm surge; Swamp tupelo; Water relations

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WETLAND; FLOODING; PLANT RESPONSE; SALINITY STRESS; SEEDLING;

CEPHALANTHUS OCCIDENTALIS; NYSSA SYLVATICA BIFLORA;

EID: 0031735332     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03161653     Document Type: Article

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