Vegetation and sediment characteristics in an expanding mangrove forest in New Zealand

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 134, Issue , 2013, Pages 11-18

  Yang, Juan ^a   Gao, Jay ^b   Cheung, Alan ^b   Liu, Baolin ^a   Schwendenmann, Luitgard ^b   Costello, Mark John ^b  

^a China University of Geosciences in Beijing   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Carbon accumulation; Carbon isotope ratio; Mangroves; New Zealand, Auckland; Remote sensing; Sediment analysis

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION; CARBON ISOTOPE RATIO; GIS; MANGROVE; PH; POREWATER; RANGE EXPANSION; REMOTE SENSING; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TRANSECT; VEGETATION;

NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

AVICENNIA; AVICENNIA MARINA; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 84887608940     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2013.09.017     Document Type: Article

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