Nitrogen further promotes a dominant salt marsh plant in an increasingly saline environment

Journal of Plant Ecology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 429-441

  Ryan, Amelia Byrd ^a,b   Boyer, Katharyn E ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Point Reyes National Seashore   (United States)

Author keywords

Distichlis; Eutrophication; Jaumea; Salinity; Sarcocornia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867511202     PISSN: 17529921     EISSN: 1752993X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpe/rts001     Document Type: Article

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