Ecosystem development on a coastal barrier island dune chronosequence

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 736-742

  Tackett, Nicholas W ^a   Craft, Christopher B ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

carbon; Morella cerifera; nitrogen; phosphorus; Succession

Indexed keywords

BARRIER ISLAND; CHRONOSEQUENCE; COASTAL ZONE; COLONIZATION; DUNE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; LITTER; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOMASS; PRIMARY SUCCESSION; SHRUB; SOIL CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

GEORGIA; SAPELO ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

MORELLA CERIFERA;

EID: 77954576079     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/08-1167.1     Document Type: Article

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