Biotic interactions mediate the expansion of black mangrove (Avicennia germinans) into salt marshes under climate change

Global Change Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2765-2774

  Guo, Hongyu ^a   Zhang, Yihui ^b   Lan, Zhenjiang ^a   Pennings, Steven C ^a  

^a University of Houston   (United States)

^b XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Avicennia germinans; Biotic interaction; Black mangrove; Climate change; Competition; Distribution expansion; Facilitation; Geographic distribution; Global warming; Salt marsh

Indexed keywords

SEA WATER;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); FACILITATION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GLOBAL WARMING; MANGROVE; SALTMARSH; VEGETATION;

ARTICLE; AVICENNIA; AVICENNIA GERMINANS; BIOMASS; BIOTIC INTERACTION; BLACK MANGROVE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPETITION; DISTRIBUTION EXPANSION; FACILITATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; PHYSIOLOGY; SALT MARSH; UNITED STATES; WETLAND;

AVICENNIA GERMINANS; BIOTIC INTERACTION; BLACK MANGROVE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPETITION; DISTRIBUTION EXPANSION; FACILITATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GLOBAL WARMING; SALT MARSH;

AVICENNIA; BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; SEAWATER; TEXAS; UNITED STATES; WETLANDS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; GULF OF MEXICO; LOUISIANA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

AVICENNIA; AVICENNIA GERMINANS; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 84881544773     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12221     Document Type: Article

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