Salinity as a constraint on growth of oligohaline marsh macrophytes. I. Species variation in stress tolerance

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 785-794

  Howard, Rebecca J ^a   Mendelssohn, Irving A ^b  

^a NATIONAL WETLANDS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal marsh; Louisiana; Plant growth; Salinity stress; Stress tolerance; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

BRACKISH WATER; GROWTH RESPONSE; MACROPHYTE; MARSH; SALINITY TOLERANCE;

GULF OF MEXICO;

ALISMATACEAE; ELEOCHARIS; ELEOCHARIS PALUSTRIS; PANICUM HEMITOMON; SAGITTARIA LANCIFOLIA; SCIRPUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 0033301715     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2656700     Document Type: Article

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