Recovery of a Louisiana barrier island marsh plant community following extensive hurricane-induced overwash

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 872-883

  Courtemanche Jr , Richard P ^a   Hester, Mark W ^b   Mendelssohn, Irving A ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Southeastern Louisiana   (United States)

Author keywords

Backbarrier marsh; Natural disturbance; Overwash; Plant distribution; Vegetative changes

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

BARRIER ISLAND; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; FLOOD; HURRICANE; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; PLANT COMMUNITY; RECOLONIZATION; SALTMARSH;

ISLES DERNIERES; LOUISIANA; UNITED STATES;

SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA; SPARTINA PATENS;

EID: 0345633626     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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