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Decomposition and nutrient dynamics in a Spartina alterniflora marsh of the Bahia Blanca estuary, Argentina

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Spartina alterniflora; Decomposition; Nutrients; Argentinian salt marsh

Spartina alterniflora; Descomposição; Nutrientes; Marisma Argentina

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Publication Dates

  • Publication in this collection
    18 July 2012
  • Date of issue
    June 2012

History

  • Received
    19 May 2011
  • Accepted
    03 Nov 2011
  • Reviewed
    29 Sept 2011
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