Response of a Texas distichlis spicata coastal marsh following lesser snow goose herbivory

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 301-307

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Distichlis spicata; Herbivory; Lesser snow geese; Salicornia virginica; Salt marsh

Indexed keywords

HERB;

HERBIVORY; PLANT RESPONSE; RECOLONIZATION; SALTMARSH;

AQUATIC FLORA; ARTICLE; GOOSE; LOW TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; SEASHORE;

USA, TEXAS;

ANSER CAERULESCENS; DISTICHLIS SPICATA; SALICORNIA VIRGINICA;

EID: 0031854415     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3770(98)00074-6     Document Type: Article

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