| substrate mediates consumer control of salt marsh cordgrass on cape cod, new england. | cordgrass die-offs in cape cod, massachusetts, usa, salt marshes have challenged the view that the primary production of new england salt marshes is controlled by physical factors. these die-offs have increased dramatically over the last decade and are caused by the common herbivorous marsh crab sesarma reticulatum, but other factors that control crab impacts remain unclear. we examined the influence of plant nutrient supply and disturbances on sesarma herbivory by fertilizing plots and creating ... | 2009 | 19739373 |