Salt spray differentially affects water status, necrosis, and growth in coastal sandplain heathland species

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1188-1196

  Griffiths, Megan E ^a   Orians, Colin M ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal sandplain heathlands; Myrica pensylvanica; Pinus rigida; Quercus ilicifolia; Quercus rubra; Salt spray; Solidago nemoralis

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; HEATHLAND; PLANT COMMUNITY; SALINITY TOLERANCE; SPRAY; WATER RELATIONS;

(NORTHEAST); UNITED STATES;

MORELLA PENSYLVANICA; MYRICA; MYRICA PENSYLVANICA; PINUS RIGIDA; QUERCUS ILICIFOLIA; QUERCUS RUBRA; SOLIDAGO NEMORALIS;

EID: 0041926472     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.90.8.1188     Document Type: Article

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