Facilitation of phragmites australis growth by wrack disturbance in high salt marsh in the Yellow River Estuary, China

Wetland Science

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 335-341

  He, Qiang ^a   Cui, Bao Shan ^a   Lu, Juan Zhang ^b   Cai, Yan Zi ^a   Deng, Jia Feng ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Management Bureau of the Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve   (China)

Author keywords

Facilitation; Phragmites australis growth; Salt marsh; Wrack disturbance; Yellow river delta wetland

Indexed keywords

BULK DENSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GRASS; GROWTH RATE; MORPHOLOGY; PHYTOMASS; SALINITY; SALTMARSH; SOIL PROFILE; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

CHINA; SHANDONG; YELLOW RIVER ESTUARY;

PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS;

EID: 75149142842     PISSN: 16725948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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