Comparing ecosystem engineering efficiency of two plant species with contrasting growth strategies

Ecology

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2696-2704

  Bouma, T J ^a   De Vries, M B ^b   Herman, P M J ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b DELTARES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Drag; Extended phenotype; Niche construction; Sediment accretion; Trade offs; Waves

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISSIPATION; DRAG; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; GRASS; GROWTH RATE; HYDRODYNAMICS; MACROPHYTE; PHENOTYPE; SALTMARSH; SEDIMENT TRAP; TRADE-OFF; WAVE DISPERSION;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; POACEAE; WATER FLOW;

BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM; POACEAE; WATER MOVEMENTS;

PUCCINELLIA MARITIMA; SPARTINA; SPARTINA ANGLICA;

EID: 77956580420     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/09-0690.1     Document Type: Article

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