Gradient analysis in a riparian landscape: Contrasts among forest layers

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 96, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 13-26

  Sagers, Cynthia L ^a   Lyon, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Buffalo National River; CCA; DCA; Ordination; Ozarks; Plant community ecology; Riparian zone; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FOREST LAYER; GRADIENT ANALYSIS; PLANT COMMUNITY;

USA, ARKANSAS, BUFFALO NATIONAL FOREST;

EID: 0030876243     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(97)00050-9     Document Type: Article

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