Effects of nutrient enrichment on Distichlis spicata and Salicornia bigelovii in a marsh salt pan

Wetlands

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 760-775

  Hunter, Amy ^a,b,d   Morris, Nicole M B ^a   Lafabrie, Céline ^a,c   Cebrian, Just ^a,c  

^a DAUPHIN ISLAND SEA LAB   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^d Toxicological and Environmental Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Eutrophication; Gulf of Mexico; Nutrient storage

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ABUNDANCE; CARBON; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CONSUMER-RESOURCE INTERACTION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRASS; HERB; MARSH; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PHOSPHORUS; SALT PAN;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

DISTICHLIS SPICATA; SALICORNIA BIGELOVII;

EID: 77749252577     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/06-149.1     Document Type: Article

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