The effect of rates of sedimentation and tidal submersion regimes on the growth of salt marsh plants

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 21, Issue 18-19, 2001, Pages 2155-2165

  Boorman, Laurence A ^a   Hazelden, J ^a   Boorman, M ^a  

^a LAB Coastal   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aster tripolium; Growth; Salicornia europaea; Salt marsh plants; Sedimentation; Tidal inundation

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; SALTMARSH; SEDIMENTATION; TIDE;

ASTER; ASTER TRIPOLIUM; SALICORNIA; SALICORNIA EUROPAEA; TRIPOLIUM;

EID: 0035668607     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(01)00049-8     Document Type: Article

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