Salinity, groundwater, and water uptake depth of plants in coastal uplands of everglades national park (florida, USA)

Ecohydrology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 128-136

  Saha, Sonali ^a,b   Sadle, Jimi ^c   Van Der Heiden, Craig ^b   Sternberg, Leonel ^d  

^a TOURO COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Institute for Regional Conservation   (United States)

^c Everglades National Park   (United States)

^d University of Miami   (United States)

Author keywords

Buttonwood; Hammock; Rare species; Recharge; Sea level rise; Stable isotopes; Vadose zone

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; HARDWOODS; ISOTOPES; LANDFORMS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEA LEVEL; SOIL MOISTURE; SOILS;

BUTTONWOOD; HAMMOCK; RARE SPECIES; RECHARGE; SEA LEVEL RISE; STABLE ISOTOPES; VADOSE ZONE;

GROUNDWATER;

CHROMOLAENA FRUSTRATA;

EID: 84921540777     PISSN: 19360584     EISSN: 19360592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eco.1494     Document Type: Article

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