Above-ground Production of Marsh Cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) Near the Northern End of its Range

In Petpeswick Inlet, Nova Scotia, the above-ground portion of Spartina alterniflora lost an estimated 152 g dry weight m−2 of dead leaves during the growing season and reached an average biomass of 558 g dry weight m−2 at the end of the growing season. The total production of 710 g dry weight is higher than that recorded at many sites between Nova Scotia and North Carolina, in spite of the fact that in Nova Scotia the species is near the northern end of its range.