Introduction and Spread of an Exotic Plant, Spartina alterniflora, Along Coastal Marshes of China

• Published in: Wetlands (Wilmington, N.C.) Vol. 37; no. 6; pp. 1181 - 1193
• Main Authors: Zhang, Danhua, Hu, Yuanman, Liu, Miao, Chang, Yu, Yan, Xiaolu, Bu, Rencang, Zhao, Dandan, Li, Zheming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.12.2017; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aquatic plants; Biomedical and Life Sciences; China; Classification; Coastal marshes; Coastal Sciences; Coastal zone; Coasts; Diffusion rate; Distribution patterns; Ecology; Ecosystems; Environmental Management; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Hydrogeology; Introduced plants; Landsat; Landscape Ecology; Life Sciences; Marshes; Original Research; Polynomials; Provinces; Remote sensing; Satellite imagery; Spartina alterniflora; Spatial distribution; Storm damage; Vegetation; Wetlands; Hainan China; Fujian China; United States > US; China; China coastal marsh; Expansion rate; Spatial distribution

Spartina alterniflora was introduced to China more than 30 years ago, and its arrival corresponded with negative effects on native ecosystems. To elucidate the spatial distribution pattern and spread of S. alterniflora in China, we obtained 400 Landsat image scenes that covered China’s coastal areas...