Effects of Phragmites australis removal on marsh nutrient cycling

Wetlands Ecology and Management

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 157-165

  Findlay, Stuart ^a   Groffman, Peter ^a   Dye, Susan ^a,b  

^a CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Restoration; Sediment nutrients; Wetland

Indexed keywords

DENITRIFICATION; NUTRIENT CYCLING; REEDBED; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; WEED CONTROL; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

UNITED STATES;

PHRAGMITES; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; TYPHA;

EID: 0038382398     PISSN: 09234861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024255827418     Document Type: Article

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