The influence of tidal channels on the distribution of salt marsh plant species in Petaluma Marsh, CA, USA

Plant Ecology

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 29-41

  Sanderson, Eric W ^a,b   Ustin, Susan L ^a   Foin, Theodore C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

California salt marsh; Channel order; Vegetation patterns; Wetland restoration

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; SALTMARSH; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034013878     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009882110988     Document Type: Article

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