Fluvial process and the establishment of bottomland trees

Geomorphology

Volumn 14, Issue 4 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 327-339

  Scott, Michael L ^a   Friedman, Jonathan M ^a   Auble, Gregor T ^a  

^a US National Biological Service   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUVIAL PROCESS; RIVER REGULATION; STREAM FLOW; TREE ESTABLISHMENT;

USA, MONTANA, MISSOURI RIVER;

EID: 0030470799     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-555X(95)00046-8     Document Type: Article

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