Belowground Biomass of Spartina alterniflora: Seasonal Variability and Response to Nutrients

Spartina alterniflora is a salt marsh macrophyte found from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico which often provides the dominant plant cover. Although S. alterniflora is well known for its high aboveground productivity, fifty to ninety percent of the total plant production occurs belowground. No previous...

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Main Author: Darby, Faith Armand
Other Authors: R. Eugene Turner
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: LSU 2006
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Online Access:http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-11142006-125308/