Dynamics of wetland and upland subshrubs at the salt marsh-coastal sage scrub ecotone

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 298-311

  James, Mathew L ^a   Zedler, Joy B ^a,b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; HABITAT USE; SALTMARSH; SHRUBLAND;

CALIFORNIA; TIJUANA ESTUARY; UNITED STATES;

ERIOGONUM FASCICULATUM; LYCIUM CALIFORNICUM; SALICORNIA SUBTERMINALIS;

EID: 0034087458     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2000)143[0298:DOWAUS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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