Prolonged flooding decreased stem density, tree size and shifted composition towards clonal species in a central Florida hardwood swamp

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 173, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 261-279

  Ernst, Kevin A ^a   Brooks, J Renée ^b  

^a TETRA TECH INC   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clonal reproduction; Flooding; Florida; Forest decline; Hardwood swamp; Land use changes; Mortality; Species composition; Stand structure; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; FLOODS; FLOW OF WATER; HYDROLOGY; WETLANDS;

STEM DENSITY;

FORESTRY;

CLONAL GROWTH; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DISTURBANCE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FLOODING; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND USE CHANGE; SWAMP FOREST;

ECOSYSTEMS; FLOODS; FORESTRY; HYDROLOGY; WATER FLOW; WETLANDS;

UNITED STATES;

ACER; ACER RUBRUM; FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS CAROLINIANA; LIQUIDAMBAR; LIQUIDAMBAR STYRACIFLUA; NYSSA SYLVATICA; NYSSACEAE; QUERCUS; QUERCUS LAURIFOLIA;

EID: 0037415819     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(02)00004-X     Document Type: Article

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