Properties of ecotones: Evidence from five ecotones objectively determined from a coastal vegetation gradient

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 579-590

  Walker, Susan ^a,b   Wilson, J Bastow ^a   Steel, John B ^a   Rapson, G L ^c   Smith, Benjamin ^a,d   King, Warren McG ^a,e   Cottam, Yvette H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Boundary; Ecotonal species; Edge; Exotic species; Mangrove; Marsh; Mosaicity; Salt marsh; Spatial mass effect; Species diversity

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOTONE; PLANT COMMUNITY;

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 0141906416     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2003.tb02185.x     Document Type: Article

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