Biogenic silica in intertidal marsh plants and associated sediments of the Yangtze Estuary

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 374-380

  Hou, Lijun ^a   Liu, Min ^b   Yang, Yi ^b   Ou, Dongni ^b   Lin, Xiao ^b   Chen, Hui ^b  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biogenic silica; Intertidal flat; Marsh plants; The Yangtze Estuary

Indexed keywords

ABOVE GROUND BIOMASS; ANNUAL AVERAGE; BIOGENIC SILICA; GROWTH SEASON; INTERTIDAL FLAT; LIVE TISSUE; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; PLANT TISSUES; PLANT UPTAKE; SCIRPUS; SEDIMENTARY BURIAL; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA; YANGTZE ESTUARY;

ESTUARIES; HISTOLOGY; LEACHING; ORGANIC CARBON; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILICA;

WETLANDS;

SILICON DIOXIDE;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BIOGENIC MATERIAL; DECOMPOSITION; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; MARSH; PLANT; SILICA; TIDAL FLAT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PLANT; RIVER; SEDIMENT; TIME; WETLAND;

GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; PLANTS; RIVERS; SILICON DIOXIDE; TIME FACTORS; WETLANDS;

CHINA; CHONGMING ISLAND; SHANGHAI; YANGTZE ESTUARY;

PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; SCIRPUS MARIQUETER; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA;

EID: 77952932869     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(09)60118-2     Document Type: Article

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