Floodplain forest loss and changes in forest community composition and structure in the Upper Mississippi River: A wildlife habitat at risk

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 138-150

  Knutson, Melinda G ^a,b   Klaas, Erwin E ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Driftless Area ecoregion; Floodplain forest; Historical forests; Upper Mississippi River; Wildlife habitat

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FLOODPLAIN FOREST; HABITAT LOSS;

UNITED STATES;

ACER SACCHARUM; BETULA NIGRA; SALIX;

EID: 0032056038     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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