Long-term growth trends of baldcypress (Taxodium distichum (L.) rich.) at Caddo Lake, Texas

Wetlands

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 559-566

  Keeland, Bobby D ^a   Young, P Joy ^b  

^a NATIONAL WETLANDS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Baldcypress; Dendroecology; Flooding; Herbivory; Hydrologic regime; Taxodiwn distichum; Texas; Tree growth trends; Tree ring analysis

Indexed keywords

CADDO; TAXODIUM; TAXODIUM DISTICHUM; TAXODIACEAE;

BALDCYPRESS; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; GROWTH TREND; HYDROLOGIC REGIME;

USA, TEXAS, CADDO LAKE;

EID: 0031391339     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03161522     Document Type: Article

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