Herbivore effects on plant species density at varying productivity levels

Ecology

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1586-1594

  Gough, Laura ^a,c   Grace, James B ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WETLANDS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Coastal marsh; Diversity; Fertilization; Herbivory; Nutria; Nutrients; Productivity; Sagitta ria lancifolia; Scirpus americanus; Spartina patens; Species density

Indexed keywords

DOMINANCE; HERBIVORY; MARSH; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

LOUISIANA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031853275     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1998)079[1586:HEOPSD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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