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| Author(s): | Earle, J. C.;
Kershaw, K. A. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Dept. of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. |
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| Title: | Vegetation Patterns in James Bay Coastal Marshes. III. Salinity and Elevation as Factors Influencing Plant Zonations |
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| Source: | Canadian Journal of Botany. Vol. 67, No. 10, October 1989, p. 2967-2974. |
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| Publishing Information: | Vancouver, British Columbia: The National Research Council of Canada. |
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| Related Web URL: | http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/b89-380
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Distribution patterns; Wetlands; Salinity; Saline water; Soil water; Soil texture; Environmental effects; Festuca rubra subsp. rubra
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| Abstract/Contents: | Plant zonations and selected environmental variables were studied in a subarctic coastal marsh at Ekwan Point, James Bay, Ontario. Eight distinct community types were identified using two-way indicator species analysis classification (TWINSPAN). These were interpreted as a primary successional sequence. The eight communities were found to conform closely to the classical marsh zonations based on elevation and tidal influence: (1) lower salt marsh, (2) middle salt marsh, (3) upper salt marsh, (4) saline meadow, (5) freshwater meadow, and (6) freshwater fen. Environmental data collected along the vegetation transects indicated that changes in elevation and soil-water salinity probably influence species distributions. A species ordination using detrended correspondence analysis (DECORANA) revealed several trends in plant distribution patterns. Consideraton of the environmental affinities of species separated along three ordination axes suggested that salinity and elevation, water content, and soil texture were probably important factors influencing successional processes in the marsh during at least the last century. An inverse salinity gradient, which has been reported at many sites along the west coast of Hudson and James bays, was not found at Ekwan Point." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 28 |
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| Note: | Abstract also appears in French
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Earle, J. C., and K. A. Kershaw. 1989. Vegetation Patterns in James Bay Coastal Marshes. III. Salinity and Elevation as Factors Influencing Plant Zonations. Can. J. Bot. 67(10):p. 2967-2974. |
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