Rate of establishment and seasonal immersion of Spartina in Mariager Fjord, Denmark

Autor:	Christian Christiansen, Jens Tyge Møller
Rok vydání:	1983
Předmět:	High rate geography Spartina geography.geographical_feature_category biology Ecology Fjord Vegetation biology.organism_classification Spring (hydrology) Environmental science Sample area Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Sea level
Zdroj:	Ecography. 6:315-319
ISSN:	1600-0587 0906-7590
Popis:	Spartina (Sp. × townsendii H. & J. Groves and Sp. anglica Hubbard) was introduced in Mariager Fjord in 1948. The present study of a 154 ha sample area is based partly on topographic mapping and partly on photogrammetric plotting. The total area covered with vegetation was almost constant 1.0 × 105 m2 from 1945 to 1959. Spartina was planted in the study area in 1959, and spread rapidly. In 1978 the vegetation covered an area of 2.1 × 105 m2. It is suggested that this very high rate of establishment could be due to seasonal fluctuations in water levels. As the sea level is often low in spring, the sample area can be dry for up to 9 d at a stretch. This allows the roots to become anchored in the sand.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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