Effects of hurricane disturbance on groundwater chemistry and riparian function in a tropical rain forest

Biotropica

Volumn 28, Issue 4 A, 1996, Pages 577-584

  McDowell, William H ^a   McSwiney, Claire P ^a   Bowden, William B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Groundwater; Hurricane; Luquillo Experimental Forest; Nitrogen; Nutrients; Puerto Rico; Tropical rain forest

Indexed keywords

RIPARIA;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL RESPONSE; CANOPY DISTURBANCE; GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY; HURRICANE; RAINFOREST; RIPARIAN PROCESSES;

PUERTO RICO, LUQUILLO EXPERIMENTAL FOREST;

EID: 0030373228     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2389098     Document Type: Article

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