Quantifying critical conditions for seaward expansion of tidal marshes: A transplantation experiment

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 169, Issue , 2016, Pages 227-237

  Silinski, Alexandra ^a   van Belzen, Jim ^b   Fransen, Erik ^a   Bouma, Tjeerd J ^b   Troch, Peter ^c   Meire, Patrick ^a   Temmerman, Stijn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Clonal integration; Colonization; Scirpus maritimus; Thresholds; Windows of opportunity

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; DROUGHT STRESS; GRASS; HYDROPERIOD; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SHORELINE; SURVIVAL; THRESHOLD; TIDAL FLAT; WETLAND;

SCHOENOPLECTUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 84951804522     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2015.12.012     Document Type: Article

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