Life history and morphological shifts in an intertidal seagrass following multiple disturbances

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 424-425, Issue , 2012, Pages 25-31

  Ruesink, Jennifer L ^a   Fitzpatrick, John P ^a   Dumbauld, Brett R ^b   Hacker, Sally D ^c   Trimble, Alan C ^a   Wagner, Eric L ^a   Wisehart, Lorena M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allocation following disturbance; Clonal plant life history traits; Compensatory growth; Compounded perturbations; Phenotypic plasticity

Indexed keywords

ANTAGONISM; CLONAL GROWTH; COMPENSATION; DISTURBANCE; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MEADOW; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; RECOLONIZATION; SEAGRASS; SEEDLING; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION;

UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES]; WILLAPA BAY;

ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 84861748085     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2012.05.002     Document Type: Article

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