The dynamics of bottom-up and top-down control in a New England salt marsh

Oikos

Volumn 117, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1050-1056

  Sala, N M ^a   Bertness, M D ^a   Silliman, B R ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Univ of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM-UP CONTROL; CLIMATE VARIATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EUTROPHICATION; FUNGAL DISEASE; GRASS; HERBIVORE; PHYTOMASS; SALTMARSH; SOIL NUTRIENT; TOP-DOWN CONTROL; WOUNDING;

NEW ENGLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

FUNGI; HEXAPODA; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA;

EID: 47749086695     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2008.16296.x     Document Type: Article

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