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- Author:
- Koppel, Johan van de, et al. ; Silliman, Brian R.; Bertness, Mark D.; Stanton, Lee E.; Mendelssohn, Irving A.; Show all 5 Authors
- Source:
- Science 2005 v.310 no.5755 pp. 1803-1806
- ISSN:
- 0036-8075
- Subject:
- salt marshes; drought; die-off; herbivores; snails; plant ecology; community ecology; salt marsh plants; Georgia
- Abstract:
- ... Salt marshes in the southeastern United States have recently experienced massive die-off, one of many examples of widespread degradation in marine and coastal ecosystems. Although intense drought is thought to be the primary cause of this die-off, we found snail grazing to be a major contributing factor. Survey of marsh die-off areas in three states revealed high-density fronts of snails on die-of ...
- DOI:
- 10.1126/science.1118229
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1118229