Hydroseral development in southern Ontario: Patterns and controls

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 3-18

  Bunting, M J ^a,b   Warner, B G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community succession; Ontario; Palaeoecology; Wetland development

Indexed keywords

HOLOCENE; HYDROSERE; SUCCESSION; WETLAND;

CANADA, ONTARIO;

EID: 0031955137     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.1998.251195.x     Document Type: Article

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