Expansion of Phragmites australis into tidal wetlands of North America

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 64, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 261-273

  Chambers, Randolph M ^a   Meyerson, Laura A ^b   Saltonstall, Kristin ^c  

^a FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brackish marsh; Common reed; Disturbance; Genetic variation; Invasion; Phragmites australis

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

BIODIVERSITY; COASTAL WETLAND; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; EXPANSION;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; PLANT; PLANT GROWTH; SEASHORE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; WATER QUALITY;

PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS;

EID: 0032870278     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3770(99)00055-8     Document Type: Article

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