Microtopography in tidal marshes: Ecosystem engineering by vegetation?

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1007-1015

  Stribling, Judith M ^a   Cornwell, Jeffrey C ^b   Glahn, Olivia A ^a  

^a SALISBURY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MICROTOPOGRAPHY; SALTMARSH; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SPATIAL VARIATION;

EID: 40949153849     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02841391     Document Type: Article

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