Spartina alterniflora and invasive Phragmites australis stands have similar greenhouse gas emissions in a New England marsh

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 116, Issue , 2014, Pages 83-92

  Emery, Hollie E ^a   Fulweiler, Robinson W ^a,b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Greenhouse gas; Invasive species; Methane; Nitrous oxide; Phragmites; Salt marsh; Spartina

Indexed keywords

CARBON FLUX; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FLORA; GAS EXCHANGE; GRASS; GREENHOUSE GAS; INVASIVE SPECIES; METHANE; SALTMARSH; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; ATLANTIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; NEW ENGLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84896755300     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2014.01.010     Document Type: Article

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