Periodicity in Stem Growth and Litterfall in Tidal Freshwater Forested Wetlands: Influence of Salinity and Drought on Nitrogen Recycling

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 533-546

  Cormier, Nicole ^a   Krauss, Ken W ^a   Conner, William H ^b  

^a NATIONAL WETLANDS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; Diameter increment; Forested wetlands; Leaf litterfall; Nitrogen; Resorption; Salinity; Sea level rise; Tidal swamps

Indexed keywords

BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DECOMPOSITION; DROUGHT STRESS; FOREST FLOOR; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH; LANDSCAPE; LITTERFALL; MINERALIZATION; MONITORING; POPULATION DECLINE; RECYCLING; SALINITY; SALINIZATION; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SENESCENCE; STEM; SWAMP; WETLAND;

ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; SAVANNAH RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84876857145     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-012-9505-z     Document Type: Article

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