Mangrove seedling freeze tolerance depends on salt marsh presence, species, salinity, and age

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 803, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 159-171

  Coldren, Glenn A ^a   Proffitt, C Edward ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Coastal wetlands; Expansion; Florida; Life stage

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL WETLAND; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FREEZE TOLERANCE; LATITUDE; MANGROVE; RANGE EXPANSION; SALINITY; SALTMARSH; SEEDLING; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

AVICENNIA GERMINANS; DISTICHLIS SPICATA; LAGUNCULARIA RACEMOSA; RHIZOPHORA MANGLE; RHIZOPHORACEAE; SALICORNIA VIRGINICA;

EID: 85016112562     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-017-3175-6     Document Type: Article

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