A model of wetland vegetation dynamics in simulated beaver impoundments

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 112, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 195-225

  Sturtevant, Brian R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Beaver impoundments; Simulation model; Wetland vegetation dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032532044     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(98)00079-9     Document Type: Article

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