Hydrologic variability in a salt marsh: Assessing the links between drought and acute marsh dieback

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 111, Issue , 2012, Pages 95-106

  Hughes, Andrea L H ^a   Wilson, Alicia M ^a   Morris, James T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute marsh dieback; Climate change; Hydrology; North Inlet; Porewater; Salinity; Salt marshes; South Carolina; Southeastern US; USA

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; ASSESSMENT METHOD; COASTAL WETLAND; DROUGHT STRESS; GRASS; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; HYPERSALINE ENVIRONMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POREWATER; REDOX POTENTIAL; SALTMARSH;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF COAST [UNITED STATES]; SOUTH ATLANTIC BIGHT; UNITED STATES;

HYMENACHNE; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA;

EID: 84865798752     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2012.06.016     Document Type: Article

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