Establishment of woody riparian vegetation in relation to annual patterns of streamflow, Bill Williams River, Arizona

Wetlands

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 577-590

  Shafroth, Patrick B ^a,b   Auble, Gregor T ^a,b   Stromberg, Juliet C ^a,b   Patten, Duncan T ^a,b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arizona; Baccharis; Populus; Salix; Seedling establishment; Streamflow; Tamarix; Water table

Indexed keywords

FLOOD; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; STREAMFLOW;

ARIZONA; BILL WILLIAMS RIVER; UNITED STATES;

BACCHARIS; BACCHARIS SALICIFOLIA; POPULUS; POPULUS FREMONTII; RIPARIA; SALIX; SALIX GOODDINGII; TAMARIX; TAMARIX RAMOSISSIMA;

EID: 0032461825     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03161674     Document Type: Article

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