The importance of facilitation in the zonation of shrubs along a coastal salinity gradient

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 828-836

  He, Qiang ^a   Cui, Baoshan ^b   An, Yuan ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Competition; Estuary; Positive interactions; Salt marsh; Stress gradient hypothesis (SGH); Yellow River Delta

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DOMINANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ESTUARY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FACILITATION; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HABITAT TYPE; INHIBITION; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; SALINITY TOLERANCE; SALTMARSH; SHRUB; TRANSITION ZONE; UPLAND REGION; ZONATION;

CHINA; SHANDONG; YELLOW RIVER DELTA;

TAMARIX CHINENSIS;

EID: 80052301077     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2011.01300.x     Document Type: Article

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