Aboveground biomass and nutrient limitation in relation to river connectivity in montane floodplain marshes

Wetlands

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1243-1254

  Bayley, Suzanne E ^a   Guimond, Julie K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Flood pulse; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Plant production

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CONNECTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FLOODING; FLOODPLAIN; MARSH; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHOSPHORUS; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; TURBIDITY;

ALBERTA; CANADA; JASPER NATIONAL PARK;

EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 72449130460     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/08-227.1     Document Type: Article

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