Relationships of Nitrogen Loadings, Residential Development, and Physical Characteristics with Plant Structure in New England Salt Marshes

Estuaries

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1494-1504

  Wigand, Cathleen ^a   McKinney, Richard A ^a   Charpentier, Michael A ^b   Chintala, Marnita M ^a   Thursby, Glen B ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FLORISTICS; NITROGEN CYCLE; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; SALTMARSH; SLOPE ANGLE; SPECIES RICHNESS;

NARRAGANSETT BAY; NORTH AMERICA; RHODE ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

SPARTINA; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA; SPARTINA PATENS; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 0842287660     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02803658     Document Type: Article

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