Allocation of nitrogen and carbon in an estuarine salt marsh in Portugal

Journal of Coastal Conservation

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 27-34

  Cartaxana, P ^a   Catarino, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Arthrocnemum perenne; Halimione portulacoides; Nutrient pool; Salt marsh; Spartina maritima; Tagus estuary

Indexed keywords

ARTHROCNEMUM; HALIMIONE; HALIMIONE PORTULACOIDES; SARCOCORNIA PERENNIS; SPARTINA MARITIMA;

EID: 8744232100     PISSN: 14000350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02908176     Document Type: Article

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