Benthic communities of common reed Phragmites australis and marsh cordgrass Spartina alterniflora marshes in Chesapeake Bay

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 261, Issue , 2003, Pages 51-61

  Posey, Martin H ^a   Alphin, Troy D ^a   Meyer, David L ^b   Johnson, John M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^b Natl Oceanic/Atmosph Admin   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthos; Chesapeake Bay; Invasive species; Marsh topography; Phragmites australis; Spartina alterniflora

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMPETITIVE DISPLACEMENT; MARSH;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; SPARTINA; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA;

EID: 0242540509     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps261051     Document Type: Article

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