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Publication Type	J
Authors	Lonard, RI; Judd, FW; Stalter, R
Author Full Name	Lonard, Robert I.; Judd, Frank W.; Stalter, Richard
Title	The Biological Flora of Coastal Dunes and Wetlands: Sporobolus virginicus (C. Linnaeus) K. Kunth
Source	JOURNAL OF COASTAL RESEARCH
Language	English
Document Type	Article
Author Keywords	Seashore dropseed; morphology; habitats; communities; population ecology; physiological ecology; response to water levels
Keywords Plus	ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE; AERIAL PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY; SALT-MARSH PLANTS; PADRE-ISLAND; ALDABRA ATOLL; PHYSIOLOGICAL-RESPONSES; ESTUARINE ANGIOSPERMS; VASCULAR PLANTS; SOUTH-AFRICA; VEGETATION
Abstract	Sporobolus virginicus (C. Linnaeus) K. Kunth is a warm temperate, subtropical, and pantropical rhizomatous grass. It is an important species in foredunes, primary dunes, interdunal depressions, salt marshes, brackish marshes, and on the margins of salt pans where it is often a dominant species. Sporobolus virginicus is a euhalophyte that tolerates soluble salts ranging from 3 to 94 parts per thousand, and where the pH varies from 6 to 8.8. This species is freeze sensitive at -2.5 degrees C with no hardening capacity. Also known as seashore dropseed, seedlings are sensitive to tidal inundation, but established plants are not affected by waterlogged conditions. The species is important for controlling beach erosion and for stabilizing sandy substrates. Stands of S. virginicus provide food for livestock and wildlife. Herein, we present a review of the biology of this important species.
Author Address	[Lonard, Robert I.; Judd, Frank W.] Univ Texas Pan Amer, Dept Biol, Edinburg, TX 78539 USA; [Stalter, Richard] St Johns Univ, Dept Biol Sci, Queens, NY 11439 USA
Reprint Address	Lonard, RI (reprint author), Univ Texas Pan Amer, Dept Biol, Edinburg, TX 78539 USA.
E-mail Address	rlonard@utpa.edu
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Publisher	COASTAL EDUCATION & RESEARCH FOUNDATION
Publisher City	LAWRENCE
Publisher Address	810 EAST 10TH STREET, LAWRENCE, KS 66044 USA
ISSN	0749-0208
29-Character Source Abbreviation	J COASTAL RES
ISO Source Abbreviation	J. Coast. Res.
Publication Date	MAY
Year Published	2013
Volume	29
Issue	3
Beginning Page	706
Ending Page	716
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-12-00139.1
Page Count	11
Web of Science Category	Environmental Sciences; Geography, Physical; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Subject Category	Environmental Sciences & Ecology; Physical Geography; Geology
Document Delivery Number	137SI
Unique Article Identifier	WOS:000318457300019
Plants associated with this reference	Sporobolus virginicus