Establishment, growth, and early survival of woody riparian species at a Colorado gravel pit

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 182-194

  Roelle, James E ^a   Gladwin, Douglas N ^a   Cade, Brian S ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drawdown; Flooding; Herbaceous cover; Populus; Salix; Seedlings; Survival; Tamarix

Indexed keywords

POPULUS DELTOIDES; SALIX AMYGDALOIDES; SALIX EXIGUA; TAMARIX RAMOSISSIMA;

EID: 0035308355     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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