Effects of nitrogen addition and salt grass (Distichlis spicata) upon high salt marsh vegetation in northern California, USA

Estuaries

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 286-295

  Traut, Bibit Halliday ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WETLAND; MARSH; NITROGEN; SALTMARSH; VEGETATION;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; TOMALES BAY; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

BOS TAURUS; DISTICHLIS SPICATA; SALICORNIA VIRGINICA; TRIGLOCHIN; TRIGLOCHIN CONCINNA;

EID: 20344402322     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02732862     Document Type: Article

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