Opposing environmental gradients govern vegetation zonation in an intermountain playa

Wetlands

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1060-1070

  Sanderson, John S ^a,c   Kotliar, Natasha B ^b   Steingraeber, David A ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b FORT COLLINS SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic soils; Colorado; Reciprocal transplant; Salinity; Salt marsh; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; PLAYA; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SALTMARSH; VEGETATION COVER; WETLAND;

COLORADO; SAN LUIS VALLEY; UNITED STATES;

DISTICHLIS SPICATA; ELEOCHARIS; ELEOCHARIS PALUSTRIS; SARCOBATUS VERMICULATUS;

EID: 77749302303     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/07-111.1     Document Type: Article

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