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Vegetation Colonization of Dredge Spoil on Perdido Key, Florida
Author(s): D. J. Gibson and P. B. Looney
Month: Win
Year: 1994
Journal: Journal of Coastal Research
Volume: 10
Issue: 1
Pages: 133-143
Article Topic(s): Restoration,Disturbance
Research Setting(s): Coastal
Species Referenced: Panicum amarum (Bitter panicgrass),
Abstract
Monitors and describing the vegetation of species colonizing a barrier island renourished with dredge spoil. The barrier island is Perdido Key off the coast of the Florida panhandle. Panicum amarum was one of a few species with a density of more than 50 plants per hectare.Suggested Citation
D. J. Gibson and P. B. Looney. "Vegetation Colonization of Dredge Spoil on Perdido Key, Florida." Journal of Coastal Research 10.1 (1994): 133-143.Go back