Analysis and Simulation of Propagule Dispersal and Salinity Intrusion from Storm Surge on the Movement of a Marsh-Mangrove Ecotone in South Florida

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 24-35

  Jiang, Jiang ^a   DeAngelis, Donald L ^b,c   Anderson, Gordon H ^b   Smith III, Thomas J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c University of Miami   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative stable states; Ecotone; Freshwater marsh; Mangrove; Overwash; Regime shift; Region of bistability; Storm surge

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DISTURBANCE; ECOTONE; HURRICANE WILMA 2005; MANGROVE; PROPAGULE; SALINE INTRUSION; SALINITY TOLERANCE; SALINIZATION; SALTMARSH; STORM SURGE; WETLAND;

EVERGLADES; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

RHIZOPHORA MANGLE; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 84893691929     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-013-9666-4     Document Type: Article

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