The regulation of ecosystem functions by ecotypic variation in the dominant plant: A Spartina alterniflora salt-marsh case study

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-11

  Seliskar, Denise M ^a   Gallagher, John L ^a   Burdick, David M ^b   Mutz, Laurie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Community respiration; Ecotype; Edaphic algal chlorophyll; Fish larvae; Keystone species; Latitude; Marsh functions; Plant morphology

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOTYPE; GENETIC VARIATION; KEYSTONE SPECIES; RESPIRATION; SALTMARSH;

UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; SPARTINA; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA;

EID: 0036185591     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0022-0477.2001.00632.x     Document Type: Article

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