Saltmarsh plants, but not fertilizer, facilitate invertebrate recolonization after an oil spill

Abstract Foundation species contribute to the recovery of animal communities from disturbance by engineering, by improving habitat quality, and by regulating food availability. In a salt marsh impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, we tested the hypothesis that nutrient subsidies would enhance...

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Main Authors: David Samuel Johnson, John W. Fleeger, Maria Rita Riggio, Irving A. Mendelssohn, Qianxin Lin, Sean A. Graham, Donald R. Deis, Aixin Hou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Ecosphere
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.2082