Growth of Common Brackish Marsh Macrophytes Under Altered Hydrologic and Salinity Regimes

Wetlands

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 11-20

  Howard, Rebecca J ^a   Biagas, Janelda ^a   Allain, Larry ^a  

^a NATIONAL WETLANDS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brackish marsh; Climate change; Environmental stressors; Hydrology; Plant growth; Salinity

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FACILITATION; GRASS; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH RATE; HERB; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; MACROPHYTE; MARSH; MORPHOLOGY; PHREATIC ZONE; SALINITY TOLERANCE;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

DISTICHLIS SPICATA; JUNCUS ROEMERIANUS; SPARTINA BAKERI;

EID: 84957846064     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: 19436246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13157-015-0711-x     Document Type: Article

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