Macrophyte colonization in a freshwater tidal wetland (Lyme, CT, USA)

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 325-338

  Capers, Robert S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community structure; Seed bank; Tidal wetland; Vegetative propagules

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; MACROPHYTE; SEED BANK; WETLAND;

CONNECTICUT; LYME; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141697457     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2003.08.001     Document Type: Article

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