Delayed modifications in plant-water relations in the coastal marsh halophyte Spartina patens following sudden increases in soil salinity

Botanica Marina

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 307-310

  Salpeter, Kara E ^a   Millemann, Daniel R ^a   Caputo, Michael F ^a   White, Brittany L ^a   Touchette, Brant W ^a  

^a ELON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulk modulus of elasticity; Osmotic potential; Salt avoidance; Salt tolerance; Spartina patens; Water potential

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; GRASS; MARSH; MICROCOSM; PLANT WATER RELATIONS; SALINITY; SOIL TYPE; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE;

EID: 84866740741     PISSN: 00068055     EISSN: 14374323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/bot-2011-0063     Document Type: Article

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