Patterns of wetland plant species richness across estuarine gradients of Chesapeake Bay

Wetlands

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 225-235

  Sharpe, Peter J ^a   Baldwin, Andrew H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Fresh brackish transition zone; Marsh; Oligohaline; Richness

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WETLAND; SALINITY; SALINITY TOLERANCE; SPECIES RICHNESS; TRANSITION ZONE;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; MARYLAND; NANTICOKE RIVER; PATUXENT RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77749296241     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/08-111.1     Document Type: Article

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