Plant community structure and functional differences between marshes and fens in the southern boreal region of Alberta, Canada

Wetlands

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 277-294

  Bayley, Suzanne E ^a   Mewhort, Randi L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chemistry; Classification; Decomposition; Nutrients; Peat; Peatlands wetlands; Production; Vegetation; Water

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FEN; MARSH; PLANT COMMUNITY; WETLAND;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

BRYOPHYTA; CAREX; CAREX AQUATILIS; CAREX ATHERODES; CAREX LASIOCARPA; CAREX UTRICULATA; LEMNA MINOR; TRACHEOPHYTA; TYPHA LATIFOLIA;

EID: 25144523068     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/0277-5212(2004)024[0277:PCSAFD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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