Salinity and inundation influence productivity of the halophytic plant sarcocornia pacifica

Wetlands

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1165-1174

  Schile, Lisa M ^a   Callaway, John C ^b   Parker, V Thomas ^c   Vasey, Michael C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brackish marsh; Flooding; Pickleweed; Salicornia virginica; Salt marsh; San Francisco Bay Estuary

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND PRODUCTION; BRACKISH WATER; CLIMATE CHANGE; GROWING SEASON; HALOPHYTE; HERB; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PHYTOMASS; SALTMARSH; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

CALIFORNIA; SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY; UNITED STATES;

SALICORNIA; SALICORNIA VIRGINICA; SARCOCORNIA PACIFICA;

EID: 84863721002     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: 19436246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13157-011-0227-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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