Salt marsh canopy architecture differs with the number and composition of species

Ecological Applications

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 456-473

  Keer, Georgeann H ^a,b   Zedler, Joy B ^a,c  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cover, plant; Diversity, height; Layering, plant canopy; Restoration, vegetation; Salicornia virginica; Salt marsh; Southern California; Wetland

Indexed keywords

CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; HABITAT RESTORATION; SALTMARSH; SPECIES RICHNESS;

PASSERCULUS; PASSERCULUS SANDWICHENSIS; PASSERCULUS SANDWICHENSIS BELDINGI; SALICORNIA VIRGINICA;

EID: 0036557595     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2002)012[0456:SMCADW]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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