Direct plant-plant facilitation in coastal wetlands: A review

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 119, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-6

  Zhang, Liwen ^a   Shao, Hongbo ^a,b  

^a YANTAI INSTITUTE OF COASTAL ZONE RESEARCH   (China)

^b QINGDAO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Coastal wetland; Diversity; Ecosystem function; Species facilitation; Species zonation; Stress gradient hypothesis

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WETLAND; ECOLOGICAL ZONATION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FACILITATION; GLOBAL CHANGE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PHYLOGENETICS; PLANT COMMUNITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUCCESSION;

EID: 84875405880     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2013.01.002     Document Type: Review

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