Ecology of the maurepas swamp: Effects of salinity, nutrients, and insect defoliation

Ecology of Tidal Freshwater Forested Wetlands of the Southeastern United States

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 349-384

  Effler, Rebecca S ^a   Shaffer, Gary P ^b   Hoeppner, Susanne S ^c   Goyer, Richard A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 48849111698     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-5095-4_13     Document Type: Chapter

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