Declining diversity in natural and restored salt marshes: A 30-year study of Tijuana Estuary

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 249-262

  Zedler, Joy B ^a   West, Janelle M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b MiraCosta College   (United States)

Author keywords

Catastrophic sedimentation; Halophytes; Longterm study; Plantings; Pulse and ramp disturbances; Salicornia virginica

Indexed keywords

HALOPHYTE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SALTMARSH; SEDIMENTATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; VEGETATION;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; TIJUANA ESTUARY; UNITED STATES;

JAUMEA CARNOSA; SALICORNIA BIGELOVII; SALICORNIA VIRGINICA; SUAEDA ESTEROA;

EID: 44449179297     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2007.00268.x     Document Type: Article

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