Spatial response of coastal marshes to increased atmospheric CO2

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 112, Issue 51, 2015, Pages 15580-15584

  Ratliff, Katherine M ^a   Braswell, Anna E ^a   Marani, Marco ^a,b,c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Duke University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atmospheric CO2; CO2 fertilization; Coastal dynamics; Coastal marshes; Sea level rise

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROGEN; SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CARBON CYCLING; CARBON SINK; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); MARSH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA LEVEL RISE; SEASHORE; SEDIMENT; VEGETATION; BIOMASS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; META ANALYSIS; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; WETLAND;

ATMOSPHERE; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; SEAWATER; WETLANDS;

EID: 84952684072     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1516286112     Document Type: Article

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