Ecotone characterization between upland longleaf pine/wiregrass stands and seasonally-ponded isolated wetlands

Wetlands

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 346-364

  Kirkman, L Katherine ^a   Drew, Mark B ^a,b   West, L T ^c   Blood, E R ^a  

^a JOSEPH W JONES ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOTONE; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOIL PROPERTY; SPECIES RICHNESS; UPLAND REGION; WETLAND;

GEORGIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032419616     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03161530     Document Type: Article

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