FLOWERING AND BIOMASS ALLOCATION IN U.S. ATLANTIC COAST SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 669-676

  Crosby, Sarah C ^a,b   Ivens Duran, Morgan ^a   Bertness, Mark D ^a   Davey, Earl ^c   Deegan, Linda A ^a,b   Leslie, Heather M ^a,b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

biomass allocation; flowering; phenology; seed supply; Spartina alterniflora

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOWER; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; POACEAE; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; UNITED STATES; WETLAND;

BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOWERS; POACEAE; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SEEDS; UNITED STATES; WETLANDS;

EID: 85003349562     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: 15372197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/AJB.1400534     Document Type: Article

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