Nutrient Effects on Belowground Organic Matter in a Minerogenic Salt Marsh, North Inlet, SC

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1838-1853

  Wigand, Cathleen ^a   Davey, Earl ^a   Johnson, Roxanne ^a   Sundberg, Karen ^b   Morris, James ^b   Kenny, Paul ^b   Smith, Erik ^c   Holt, Matt ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c North Inlet Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve   (United States)

Author keywords

Belowground structure; Computer aided tomography; Minerogenic marsh; Nutrient enrichment; Organic matter; Organogenic marsh; Rhizomes; Roots; Salt marsh

Indexed keywords

BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; HEADWATER; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; RHIZOME; ROOT SYSTEM; SALTMARSH; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TOMOGRAPHY;

AUCKLAND; CRAB HAUL CREEK; GOAT ISLAND MARINE RESERVE; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH INLET; NORTH ISLAND; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

CAPRA HIRCUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 84943358646     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-014-9937-8     Document Type: Article

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