Facilitation of survival and growth of Baccharis halimifolia L. by Spartina alterniflora Loisel. in a created Louisiana salt marsh

Wetlands

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 250-256

  Egerova, Jana ^a   Proffitt, C Edward ^b   Travis, Steven E ^b  

^a MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WETLANDS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Baccharis halimifolia; Facilitation; Growth rate; Seedling recruitment; Spartina altemiflora; Wetland restoration

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; FACILITATION; GROWTH RATE; RECRUITMENT; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SALTMARSH; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SURVIVAL;

LOUISIANA; SABINE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE; UNITED STATES;

BACCHARIS; BACCHARIS HALIMIFOLIA; HYMENACHNE; POACEAE; SPARTINA; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA;

EID: 0042069801     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/4-20     Document Type: Article

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