Distribution of saltmarsh plant communities associated with environmental factors along a latitudinal gradient on the south-west Atlantic coast

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 888-900

  Isacch, J P ^a,b   Costa, C S B ^c   Rodriguez Gallego L ^d   Conde, D ^d   Escapa, M ^a,b,e   Gagliardini, D A ^b,f,g   Iribarne, O O ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^e INSTITUTO ARGENTINO DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Argentina)

^f INSTITUTO DE ASTRONOMÍA Y FÍSICA DEL ESPACIO   (Argentina)

^g CENTRO NACIONAL PATAGÓNICO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Brazil; Coastal saltmarsh; Sarcocornia; South west Atlantic coast; Spartina; Uruguay; Zonation

Indexed keywords

FIELD SURVEY; GPS; HABITAT; HALOPHYTE; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; PLANT COMMUNITY; REMOTE SENSING; SALTMARSH; VASCULAR PLANT;

AFRICA; ARGENTINA; BRAZIL; PATAGONIA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CYPERACEAE; JUNCUS ACUTUS; JUNCUS KRAUSSII; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; POACEAE; SARCOCORNIA; SARCOCORNIA PERENNIS; SCHOENOPLECTUS MARITIMUS; SCIRPUS AMERICANUS; SPARTINA; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA; SPARTINA DENSIFLORA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 33645981261     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2006.01461.x     Document Type: Article

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