Intertidal plant communities of an Arctic salt marsh: The influence of isostatic uplift and herbivory

Ecoscience

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 112-118

  Srivastava, Diane S ^a   Jefferies, Robert L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abiotic factors; Grazing; Grubbing; Lesser snow geese; Salt marsh; Species assemblages

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; HERBIVORY; ISOSTASY; PLANT COMMUNITY; SALTMARSH; UPLIFT;

CANADA; LA PEROUSE BAY; MANITOBA;

ANSER; ANSER SP.; CALAMAGROSTIS; CAREX; CHEN; CHEN CAERULESCENS; FESTUCA; HIPPURIS; MYRIOPHYLLUM; PUCCINELLIA;

EID: 0036122167     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.2002.11682697     Document Type: Article

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