Seed dispersal into wetlands: Techniques and results for a restored tidal freshwater marsh

Wetlands

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 392-404

  Neff, Kelly P ^a,b,c   Baldwin, Andrew H ^b  

^a PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c Non tidal Wetlands and Watenvays Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Anemochory; Avichory; Hydrochory; Natural restoration; Rarefaction analysis; Seed dispersal; Species richness estimation; Tidal freshwater marsh; Water dispersal; Wetland restoration; Wind dispersal

Indexed keywords

FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; MARSH; SEED DISPERSAL; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SPECIES RICHNESS; WETLAND;

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA];

ANSER SP.; BIDENS; BIDENS FRONDOSA; BOEHMERIA CYLINDRICA; BOEHMERIA NIVEA; BRANTA CANADENSIS; CYPERUS; ECLIPTA; ECLIPTA PROSTRATA; LUDWIGIA PALUSTRIS;

EID: 33746995363     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/14     Document Type: Article

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