Geomorphic processes and spatial patterns of primary forest succession on the Bogue Chitto River, USA

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1052-1063

  Robertson, Kevin M ^a   Augspurger, Carol K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluvial geomorphology; Louisiana river; Riparian forest; Spatial patterns; Tree establishment

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; FOREST; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LIGHT; REGENERATION; SOIL; UNITED STATES;

FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GEOMORPHOLOGY; PRIMARY SUCCESSION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032796262     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.1999.00416.x     Document Type: Article

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