Drought-associated shifts in Spartina alterniflora and S. cynosuroides in the Altamaha River estuary. White, S. N. & Alber, M. Wetlands, 2009.
Drought-associated shifts in Spartina alterniflora and S. cynosuroides in the Altamaha River estuary [link]Paper  abstract   bibtex   
In estuarine systems, informed water resource management decisions rely, in part, on bow in freshwater inflow and salinity affect a selected management target habitat changes). This examined the distribution of altemiflora and S. cynosuriodes the Altamaha River estuary in in association with an extensive during which time freshwater inflow decreased and salty water encroached into previollsly brackish areas. Bankside was of the estuary at the and end of the drought (2000. and again in 2004 after flows had increased. In addition, a removal which one or the other plant was removed from naturally mixed communities, was conducted drought (2001-2002). In all surveys, S. cynosuroides densities decreased at a location that to where average high tide salinities were\textgreater 14 psu, such that the downstream border shifted from approximately 3 to 6 km from the mouth of the river between 2000 and 2002 and then back to 3 km in 2004. Although the of S. altemiflora also shifted upstream between 2000 and 2002, upstream densities were in 2004 and distribution did not with In the removal densities and relative % cover of S. increased in all treatments Vrl(p̌hantom\\SU,rlJ"'WS remained constant except in treatments where it was removed. Ve these results to suggest that S. is a strong invader that can into new habitat under stressful salinity, low flow) conditions, and that once it is established it can co-exist with S. The more response of S. cynosuroides (shifts occurred within 2 suggests that its downstream limit is a indicator of in inflow conditions in this system.
@article{white_drought-associated_2009,
	title = {Drought-associated shifts in {Spartina} alterniflora and {S}. cynosuroides in the {Altamaha} {River} estuary},
	volume = {29},
	url = {http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1672/08-39.1},
	abstract = {In estuarine systems, informed water resource management decisions rely, in part, on bow in freshwater inflow and salinity affect a selected management target habitat changes). This examined the distribution of altemiflora and S. cynosuriodes the Altamaha River estuary in in association with an extensive during which time freshwater inflow decreased and salty water encroached into previollsly brackish areas. Bankside was of the estuary at the and end of the drought (2000. and again in 2004 after flows had increased. In addition, a removal which one or the other plant was removed from naturally mixed communities, was conducted drought (2001-2002). In all surveys, S. cynosuroides densities decreased at a location that to where average high tide salinities were{\textgreater} 14 psu, such that the downstream border shifted from approximately 3 to 6 km from the mouth of the river between 2000 and 2002 and then back to 3 km in 2004. Although the of S. altemiflora also shifted upstream between 2000 and 2002, upstream densities were in 2004 and distribution did not with In the removal densities and relative \% cover of S. increased in all treatments Vrl(\vphantom{\{}\}SU,rlJ"'WS remained constant except in treatments where it was removed. Ve these results to suggest that S. is a strong invader that can into new habitat under stressful salinity, low flow) conditions, and that once it is established it can co-exist with S. The more response of S. cynosuroides (shifts occurred within 2 suggests that its downstream limit is a indicator of in inflow conditions in this system.},
	number = {1},
	journal = {Wetlands},
	author = {White, Susan N. and Alber, Merryl.},
	year = {2009},
	keywords = {GCE, drought, spartina, altamaha river}
}

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