Zonation of shrubs in western Atlantic salt marshes

Oecologia

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 587-594

  Pennings, Steven C ^a   Moore, Darrin J ^a,b  

^a University of Georgia Marine Institute   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Generality; Physical stress; Salt marsh; Zonation

Indexed keywords

POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SALTMARSH; SHRUB; ZONATION;

UNITED STATES;

BORRICHIA FRUTESCENS; IVA FRUTESCENS; JUNCUS GERARDI; RHIZOPHORACEAE; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA;

EID: 0035034141     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420000548     Document Type: Article

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