Sargassum as a natural solution to enhance dune plant growth

Environmental Management

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 738-747

  Williams, Amy ^a   Feagin, Rusty ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beach management; Dunes; Nutrient analysis; Panicum amarum; Raking; Sargassum

Indexed keywords

BROWN ALGAE; DUNES; EFFICIENT METHOD; GROWTH ENHANCEMENT; MAIN COMPONENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; MULTIPLE ADDITIONS; PANICUM AMARUM; PLANT GROWTH; RAKING; SARGASSUM; SOIL NUTRIENTS; UNIOLA PANICULATA;

BEACHES; ECOLOGY;

NUTRIENTS;

CALCIUM; CARBON; MAGNESIUM; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

BEACH NOURISHMENT; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; DUNE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRASS; GROWTH; SEAWEED; SOIL NUTRIENT;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GREENHOUSE; IPOMOEA; MILLET; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; SARGASSUM; SEASHORE; SUNFLOWER; UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS;

BATHING BEACHES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; FERTILIZERS; HELIANTHUS; IPOMOEA; PANICUM; PLANTS; SARGASSUM; SOIL; TRACE ELEMENTS;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

HELIANTHUS DEBILIS; IPOMOEA IMPERATI; PANICUM AMARUM; PHAEOPHYCEAE; SARGASSUM; SARGASSUM FLUITANS; SPOROBOLUS VIRGINICUS; UNIOLA PANICULATA;

EID: 78649325864     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-010-9558-3     Document Type: Article

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