scholarly journals A specialist detritivore links Spartina alterniflora to salt marsh food webs

2008 ◽  
Vol 364 ◽  
pp. 87-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
JD Parker ◽  
JP Montoya ◽  
ME Hay
Keyword(s):  
Salt Marsh ◽  
Food Webs ◽  
Spartina Alterniflora

Accumulation and Output of Heavy Metals by the Invasive Plant Spartina alterniflora in a Coastal Salt Marsh

Pedosphere ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 884-894 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lian CHEN ◽  
Jianhua GAO ◽  
Qingguang ZHU ◽  
Yaping WANG ◽  
Yang YANG
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Salt Marsh ◽  
Spartina Alterniflora ◽  
Invasive Plant ◽  
Coastal Salt Marsh

Plant traits and spread of the invasive salt marsh grass, Spartina alterniflora Loisel., in the Great Brak Estuary, South Africa

2012 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 313-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
JB Adams ◽  
A Grobler ◽  
C Rowe ◽  
T Riddin ◽  
TG Bornman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Salt Marsh ◽  
Spartina Alterniflora ◽  
Plant Traits ◽  
Marsh Grass

The Nature of Growth Forms in the Salt Marsh Grass Spartina alterniflora

1978 ◽  
Vol 112 (985) ◽  
pp. 461-470 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivan Valiela ◽  
John M. Teal ◽  
Werner G. Deuser
Keyword(s):  
Salt Marsh ◽  
Spartina Alterniflora ◽  
Growth Forms ◽  
Marsh Grass

First Record of Panoquina panoquin (Salt Marsh Skipper) Ovipositing on Spartina alterniflora (Smooth Cordgrass)

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine M. Van Dongen ◽  
Logan M. Rakes ◽  
Joseph W. Moriarty ◽  
Sam Mason ◽  
Matthias Leu
Keyword(s):  
Salt Marsh ◽  
Spartina Alterniflora ◽  
First Record ◽  
Smooth Cordgrass

A component model of decomposition of Spartina alterniflora in a New Jersey salt marsh

1982 ◽  
Vol 60 (9) ◽  
pp. 1618-1624 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew C. Marinucci ◽  
R. Bartha
Keyword(s):  
New Jersey ◽  
Salt Marsh ◽  
Spartina Alterniflora ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Logistic Function ◽  
Total Carbon ◽  
Component Model ◽  
Soluble Nitrogen ◽  
Litter Bags ◽  
Microbial Nitrogen

Spartina alterniflora decomposition was monitored in the high and low salt marsh in litter bags (2-mm mesh). The detritus formed in this process was analyzed at various times for ash-free dry weight (AFDW) (combustion at 550 °C), total carbon (wet combustion to CO2), and total nitrogen (Kjeldahl digestion). A mathematical component model predicting the change of these parameters was developed to explain these data.The first-order decay equation Xt = X0 e−kt was used to explain AFDW and carbon changes. The k values ranged from 0.004 to 0.02 per day for data from the high and low marsh, respectively, for New Jersey. Nitrogen fluxes are described by four functions. Three of these are decay functions which theoretically model (1) loss of soluble nitrogen, (2) loss of recalcitrant nitrogenous plant material, and (3) loss of microbial nitrogen. The fourth is a logistic function which describes the microbial incorportaion of nitrogen into the detritus. Nitrogen and C/N ratio values calculated with these equations simulated values obtained from field data.

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