Regeneration of native trees in response to flood releases from the United States into the delta of the Colorado River, Mexico

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 49-64

  Zamora Arroyo, Francisco ^a   Nagler, Pamela L ^b   Briggs, Mark ^c   Radtke, Dean ^b   Rodriquez, Hugo ^b   Garcia, Jaqueline ^b   Valdes, Carlos ^a   Huete, Alfredo ^b   Glenn, Edward P ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c Sonoran and Rincon Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

El Ni o ENSO; Flood flows; Native plants; Riparian; Wetland

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; DELTA; DISCHARGE; FLOOD; REGENERATION; VEGETATION COVER; WATER FLOW;

COLORADO RIVER DELTA; MEXICO;

POPULUS FREMONTII; RIPARIA; SALIX; SALIX GOODDINGII;

EID: 0034797459     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.2001.0835     Document Type: Conference Paper

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