Can Plant Competition and Diversity Reduce the Growth and Survival of Exotic Phragmites australis Invading a Tidal Marsh?

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1225-1236

  Peter, Christopher Robert ^a   Burdick, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Common reed; Halophyte; Invasive species management; Richness; Salt marsh

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; FLOODING; GRASS; GROWTH RATE; HALOPHYTE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION DENSITY; SALTMARSH; SHOOT GROWTH; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES EVENNESS; SPECIES RICHNESS; SURVIVAL;

PHRAGMITES; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS;

EID: 77955926363     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-010-9328-8     Document Type: Article

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