Effects of 3-year air warming on growth of two perennial grasses (Phragmites australis and Imperata cylindrica) in a coastal salt marsh reclaimed for agriculture

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 117, Issue , 2014, Pages 18-26

  Zhong, Qicheng ^a,b   Gong, Jinnan ^b,c   Wang, Kaiyun ^b   Zhang, Chao ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA SEA FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

^b EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Global warming; Imperata cylindrica; Land reclamations; Phragmites australis; Salt marshes; Yangtze Estuary

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899831555     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2014.04.001     Document Type: Article

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