Effects of flooding and warming on soil organic matter mineralization in Avicennia germinans mangrove forests and Juncus roemerianus salt marshes

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 139, Issue , 2014, Pages 11-19

  Lewis, David Bruce ^a   Brown, Jewel A ^a   Jimenez, Kristine L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; Coastal wetlands; Flooding; Florida; Nitrogen; Salt Springs Run estuary; Sea level changes; Soil respiration; USA; West Central peninsular Florida

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL WETLAND; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FLOODING; MANGROVE; MINERALIZATION; SALTMARSH; SATURATION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL RESPIRATION;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84893426426     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2013.12.032     Document Type: Article

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