Tree growth in three South Carolina (USA) swamps after Hurricane Hugo: 1991-2001

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 182, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 371-380

  Conner, William H ^a   Inabinette, L Wayne ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal forested wetlands; Mortality; South Carolina; Storm surge; Tree growth

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATOLOGY; COASTAL ZONES; HURRICANES; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY); WETLANDS;

SWAMPS;

FORESTRY;

DAMAGE; GROWTH; HURRICANE; MORTALITY; SWAMP FOREST; TREE;

HOBCAW BARONY; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

ACER; ACER RUBRUM; CELTIS; CELTIS LAEVIGATA; LIQUIDAMBAR; LIQUIDAMBAR STYRACIFLUA; MORELLA CERIFERA; MYRICA; MYRICA CERIFERA; MYRICACEAE; NYSSA AQUATICA; NYSSA SYLVATICA; NYSSACEAE; PERSEA; PERSEA AMERICANA; PERSEA BORBONIA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS IMBRICARIA; QUERCUS LAURIFOLIA; TAXODIUM; TAXODIUM DISTICHUM;

EID: 0042853248     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(03)00087-2     Document Type: Article

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