Effects of competition and nutrient enrichemnt on Avicennia germinans in the salt marsh-mangrove ecotone

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 104, Issue , 2013, Pages 55-59

  Simpson, Loraé T ^a,b   Feller, Ilka C ^b   Chapman, Samantha K ^a  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Avicennia germinans; Biomass partitioning; Competition; Growth; Leaf; Nitrogen; Seedling

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CARBON; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); ECOTONE; GROWTH; LIGHT EFFECT; MANGROVE; MARSH; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; SEEDLING EMERGENCE;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

AVICENNIA; AVICENNIA GERMINANS;

EID: 84870296432     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2012.09.006     Document Type: Article

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