… , as well as annual net primary production of salt marsh species, have already been made.
These studies centered mainly on species of S partina (Gallagher et al. 1980; Schubauer and …

… species, Atriplex portulacoides, which characterizes the majority of ungrazed European salt
marshes. … Our study shows that primary production in European salt marshes can be as high …

… Background and Aims Atriplex (Halimione) portulacoides is a halophytic, C 3 shrub. It is
virtually confined to coastal salt marshes, where it often dominates the vegetation. The aim of …

… primary productivity (Larcher 1995). Structural and chemical changes often occur, within the
plants, like increased sugar and amino acid content, to … capacity of plants under stress. Also, …

… with the decomposition and nutrient release from the halophytes Atriplex portulacoides, …
densiflora, the dominant species in the Castro Marim salt marsh, Portugal. Environmental effects …

… alpini, Atriplex portulacoides, and Arthrocnemum macrostachyum … at higher nutrient levels.
That high V max of A. … and salinity, on salt marsh primary producers is needed for managing …

… , whereas Aster tripolium and Atriplex portulacoides were … interspecific interactions at different
nutrient levels. In spite of … nutrients play an important role in both primary production and …

… aboveground primary productivity was also estimated by two … for the native species agrees
with studies on Atriplex portulacoides (… maritima in a Mediterranean salt marsh determined by …

… halophytes (Spartina maritima, Scirpus maritimus, Halimione portulacoides, … the primary
productivity of salt marshes requires understanding of photosynthetic pathways of salt marsh …

… data on the biomass and net aerial primary productivity (NAPP) of two contrasting East
Anglian salt marshes… was predominantly a short dense sward with Atriplex portulacoides, …