Saltmarsh resilience controlled by patch size and plant density of habitat-forming species that trap shells
Jiaguo Yan, Zhenchang Zhu, Jie Zhou, Xun Chu, Haochen Sui, Baoshan Cui, Tjisse van der Heide
Topics & Concepts
EcosystemHabitatPatch dynamicsEcologyHabitat fragmentationBiodiversityEnvironmental scienceSalt marshEcosystem engineerAlternative stable stateFragmentation (computing)BiologyCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamicsGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchAeolian processes and effects