Estimating deposition rates using a morphological proxy of Spartina alterniflora plants

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1452-1463

  Li, J ^a,b   Gao, S ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cordgrass colonization; eastern China coast; root stem morphology; salt marsh sedimentation; tidal flats

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; COLONIZATION; DEPOSITION; GRASS; MORPHOLOGY; ROOT; SALTMARSH; SEDIMENTATION; STEM; TIDAL FLAT;

CHINA; JIANGSU;

EID: 84889646146     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-12-00186.1     Document Type: Article

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