Adjustment of riparian vegetation to river regulation in the Great Plains, USA

Wetlands

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 608-618

  Johnson, W Carter ^a  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Populus; Riparian; River regulation; Salix; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RESPONSE; FLOW REGULATION; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; RIVER FLOW;

GREAT PLAINS; UNITED STATES;

POPULUS; RIPARIA; SALIX;

EID: 0032455889     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03161676     Document Type: Article

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