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1. Drought, Snails, and Large-Scale Die-Off of Southern U.S. Salt Marshes

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