Role of biotic interactions and physical factors in determining the distribution of marsh species along an estuarine salinity gradient

Oikos

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 679-685

  Engels, Jana Gesina ^a   Jensen, Kai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MARSH; MORTALITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REEDBED; RIVER BANK; SALINITY; SURVIVAL; TIDAL CYCLE; TRANSPLANTATION;

ELBE ESTUARY; GERMANY;

BOLBOSCHOENUS MARITIMUS; PHRAGMITES; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; PUCCINELLIA MARITIMA; SPARTINA ANGLICA;

EID: 77952520892     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2009.17940.x     Document Type: Article

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