Surface elevation dynamics in vegetated Spartina marshes versus unvegetated tidal ponds along the Mid-Atlantic Coast, USA, with implications to waterbirds

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 96-106

  Erwin, R Michael ^a   Cahoon, Donald R ^b   Prosser, Diann J ^b   Sanders, Geoffrey M ^b,c   Hensel, Philippe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB)   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELEVATION; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; SALTMARSH; SEABIRD; SECONDARY PRODUCTION;

ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; ATLANTIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; CAPE COD; MASSACHUSETTS; NAUSET MARSH; NEW JERSEY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

AMMODRAMUS CAUDACUTUS; AMMODRAMUS MARITIMUS; ANAS; ANSER; ANSER SP.; ANSERIFORMES; GELOCHELIDON NILOTICA; LARIDAE; LATERALLUS; LATERALLUS JAMAICENSIS; RALLUS LONGIROSTRIS; SPARTINA; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA; STERNA FORSTERI; STERNA HIRUNDO; STERNA NILOTICA;

EID: 33745912520     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02784702     Document Type: Article

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