In this chapter, we present an overview of the processing and cycling of the major
biologically relevant elements (C, N, P, S, and Fe) in salt marshes. In keeping with the …

A primary focus among microbial ecologists in recent years has been to understand controls
on the distribution of microorganisms in various habitats. Much less attention has been paid …

We compared processing and fate of dissolved NO3− in two New England salt marsh
ecosystems, one receiving natural flood tide concentrations of∼ 1–4 μmol NO3−/L and the …

Despite excessive growth of macroalgae in estuarine systems, little research has been done
to examine the impacts of increased algal biomass that drifts into nearby salt marshes and …

The smooth cordgrass Spartina alterniflora is the foundation species in intertidal salt
marshes of the North American Atlantic coast. Depending on its elevation within the marsh …

We examined the role of chronic low‐level nutrient enrichment on the productivity of
heterotrophic marsh bacteria via a marsh fertilization experiment in which we mimicked the …

Recently, strong top-down (consumer) control of cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) has been
demonstrated. Here, we manipulated the densities of cordgrass consumers, acridid …

High nitrogen (N) loading rates received by coastal bays can have deleterious effects on
aquatic ecosystems. Salt marshes can intercept land-based N through seasonal plant …

Plants with higher glutamine synthetase (GS) activity in photosynthetic tissues than below-
ground structures (high leaf: root [L: R] GS activity) show growth advantages over plants with …

Abstract δ 15 N values of coastal biota have been used as indicators of land-derived N-
loads and sources to estuarine systems and should respond predictably to differences in …