Organic matter dynamics in seasonally inundated, forested wetlands of the gulf coastal plain

Wetlands

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 139-148

  Watt, Kevin M ^a   Golladay, Stephen W ^a  

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

Author keywords

Cypress gum; Forested wetland; Litterfall; Nutrient use; Organic matter

Indexed keywords

FOREST; LITTERFALL; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; ORGANIC MATTER; WETLAND;

GEORGIA; GULF COASTAL PLAIN; UNITED STATES;

CUPRESSUS; NYSSA BIFLORA; NYSSA SYLVATICA; NYSSACEAE; TAXODIUM; TAXODIUM ASCENDENS; TAXODIUM DISTICHUM VAR. IMBRICARIUM;

EID: 0032825408     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03161742     Document Type: Article

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