Tiller dynamic and production on a SW Atlantic Spartina alterniflora marsh

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 126-133

  Trilla, G González ^a,b   Kandus, P ^a,b   Negrin, V ^b,c   Vicari, R ^a   Marcovecchio, J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^c INSTITUTO ARGENTINO DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

biomass; marshes; primary production; salt marshes; Spartina alterniflora (Argentina, Buenos Aires Province, Bahia Blanca Estuary); wetlands

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOOD; GRASS; MORTALITY; PERENNIAL PLANT; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SALINITY; SALTMARSH; TILLERING; TURNOVER;

ARGENTINA; BAHIA BLANCA ESTUARY; BUENOS AIRES [ARGENTINA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA;

EID: 70349742212     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.07.034     Document Type: Article

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