Erik M. Smith

Rain Alters Spartina Alterniflora Light-Use Efficiency Through Leaf Rinsing, Diffuse Light, and Salinity at North Inlet, South Carolina

In the absence of horizontal migration, salt marshes must build vertical elevation to persist under sea level rise by building soil through primary production and inorganic sediment deposition. Here we examine a phenomenon observed in a high salinity salt marsh estuary whereby leaf-surface coatings form on Spartina alt...