Morphology and biomass distribution of spartina alterniflora growing in different tidal flat habitats in jiangsu

Journal of Ecology and Rural Environment

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 220-226

  Ren, Li Juan ^a   Wang, Guo Xiang ^a   Qiu, Le ^a   Mao, Zhi Gang ^a   Liu, Jin E ^a  

^a NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biomass allocation; Morphological characteristics; Spartina alterniflora; Tidal flat

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; GROWTH RATE; MONOCOTYLEDON; MORPHOLOGY; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TIDAL FLAT;

CHINA; JIANGSU;

SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA;

EID: 77953658873     PISSN: 16734831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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