| salt spray differentially affects water status, necrosis, and growth in coastal sandplain heathland species. | sandplain heathlands are disturbance-dependent plant communities that occur infrequently in coastal areas of the northeastern united states. we hypothesize that salt spray plays a role in maintaining the composition of the heathland community by excluding salt-intolerant species close to the ocean. we examined the distributions of solidago nemoralis, myrica pensylvanica, pinus rigida, and quercus spp. in heathlands and conducted greenhouse studies to determine whether different levels of salt sp ... | 2003 | 21659219 |