Spartina alterniflora genotype influences facilitation and suppression of high marsh species colonizing an early successional salt marsh

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 404-416

  Proffitt, C Edward ^a   Chiasson, Rebecca L ^a,b   Owens, Alaina B ^a,b   Edwards, Keith R ^c   Travis, Steven E ^a  

^a NATIONAL WETLANDS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Aster subulatus; Atriplex patula; Baccharis halimifolia; Clone senescence; Competition; Facilitation; Genotype effects; Salicornia bigelovii; Spartina alterniflora

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); FACILITATION; GENOTYPE; RECRUITMENT; SALTMARSH;

ASTER SUBULATUS; ASTER TENUIFOLIUS; ATRIPLEX; ATRIPLEX PATULA; BACCHARIS; BACCHARIS HALIMIFOLIA; BORRICHIA FRUTESCENS; GENETTA; IVA FRUTESCENS; LIMONIUM CAROLINIANUM; SALICORNIA; SALICORNIA BIGELOVII; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA;

EID: 16844361906     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-0477.2005.00983.x     Document Type: Article

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