Consumer control of salt marshes driven by human disturbance

Conservation Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 618-623

  Bertness, Mark D ^a   Silliman, Brian R ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer control; Human impacts; Salt marsh conservation; Trophic cascades

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BOTTOM-UP CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; SALTMARSH; TOP-DOWN CONTROL; VASCULAR PLANT; VULNERABILITY;

ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOOD CHAIN; GOOSE; HORSE; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; METHODOLOGY; PLANT; REVIEW; RODENT; SNAIL; WETLAND;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FOOD CHAIN; GEESE; HORSES; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; PLANTS; RODENTIA; SNAILS; WETLANDS;

ANTHOZOA; LAMINARIALES; RHIZOPHORACEAE; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 44949115115     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2008.00962.x     Document Type: Review

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