Differential salinity response between two Mississippi River subdeltas: Implications for changes in plant composition

Estuaries

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 78-89

  Holm G O , Jr ^a   Sasser, C E ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DELTA; PRIMARY SUCCESSION; SALINE INTRUSION; WETLAND;

ATCHAFALAYA BAY; LOUISIANA; UNITED STATES;

ALISMATACEAE; ANIMALIA; SAGITTARIA LATIFOLIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035055415     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1352815     Document Type: Review

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