Large woody debris influences vegetation zonation in an oligohaline tidal marsh

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 441-450

  Hood, W Gregory ^a  

^a Skagit River System Cooperative   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; NINETEENTH CENTURY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RECRUITMENT; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SALMONID; SECONDARY PRODUCTION; WOODY DEBRIS;

NORTH AMERICA; SKAGIT ESTUARY; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

MYRICA; MYRICA GALE; MYRICACEAE; ONCORHYNCHUS TSHAWYTSCHA; PICEA;

EID: 34548044680     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02819390     Document Type: Article

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