| Title | Inter-specific variation in salinity effects on germination in Pacific Northwest tidal wetland plants |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2013 |
| Authors | Janousek, Christopher N., and Christina L. Folger |
| Secondary Title | Aquatic Botany |
| Volume | 111 |
| Pagination | p.104-111 |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Electronic Subscription |
| Keywords | Alsea Bay, Bearberry honeysuckle = Lonicera involucrate, Chickenclaws = Sarcocornia perennis, climate change, Common yarrow = Achillea millefolium, Coquille River estuary, Creeping bentgrass = Agrostis stolonifera, Criter’s Moorage, Douglas aster = Symphyotrichum subspicatum, ecosystem modeling, germination, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Juncus balticus ssp. ater, Meadow barley = Hordeum brachyantherum, Netarts Bay, Oregon gumplant = Grindelia stricta, Poole Slough, salinity, salt marsh, Salt sandspurry = Spergularia salina, sea level, Sea plantain = Plantago maritime, Seaside arrowgrass = Triglochin maritime, Tufted hairgrass = Deschampsia cespitosa, wetland vegetation, Yaquina Bay |
| Notes | The authors used 162 reference plots in Yaquina, Coquille, Netarts and Alsea Bays to look at the distribution of marsh plants and establish the salinity ranges for their distribution. “The effects of future climate change on coastal estuaries are yet unknown, but changes such as sea-level rise and reduced precipitation in coastal watersheds are likely to increase salinity in high intertidal marshes and swamps. . . . Our data show that elevated salinity may lower germination rates in a number of common Pacific Northwest wetland species, suggesting potential changes in plant composition through impacts on seed germination and establishment.” |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.aquabot.2013.06.009 |
| Series Title | Aquatic Botany |
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