Influence of spartina colonization on the supply and accumulation of organic carbon in tidal salt marshes of Northern Jiangsu Province, China

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 486-498

  Gao, Jianhua ^a   Bai, Fenglong ^b,c   Yang, Yang ^a   Gao, Shu ^a   Liu, Zhiyong ^a   Li, Jun ^b,c  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b QINGDAO INSTITUTE OF MARINE GEOLOGY   (China)

^c Yunnan Institute of Geological Environment Monitoring   (China)

Author keywords

Alien species invasion; China coast; organic carbon burial; stable organic carbon isotope; tidal flat evolution

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; COASTAL ZONE; COLONIZATION; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; INTRODUCED SPECIES; ISOTOPIC RATIO; NATIVE SPECIES; NITROGEN; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SALTMARSH; SEAGRASS; TIDAL FLAT; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

CHINA; JIANGSU;

PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; SPARTINA; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA; SPARTINA ANGLICA; SUAEDA SALSA;

EID: 84863277942     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-11-00062.1     Document Type: Article

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