Submerged macrophyte zonation in a Mediterranean salt marsh: A facilitation effect from established helophytes?

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 831-840

  Espinar, J L ^a   Garcia L V ^a   Garcia Murillo P ^b   Toja, J ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biotic factor; Charophyte; DCCA; Do ana; Nutrient; RDA; Resource gradient

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MACROPHYTE; SALTMARSH; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUBMERGED VEGETATION; ZONATION;

ALGAE; ARTHROCNEMUM; CHARA; CHARA CANESCENS; CHARA CONNIVENS; CHARA GALIOIDES; CHARACEAE; CHARALES; EUKARYOTA; JUNCUS; NITELLA; NITELLA HYALINA; SCHOENOPLECTUS MARITIMUS; SCIRPUS; SCIRPUS LITORALIS; SCIRPUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 0036919758     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2002.tb02112.x     Document Type: Article

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