Effects of drought on the water-table dynamics of a southern Appalachian mountain floodplain and associated fen

Wetlands

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 792-799

  Moorhead, Kevin K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Drought; Fen; Floodplain; Piezometer; Vertical hydraulic gradient; Water table

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; FEN; FLOODPLAIN; HABITAT RESTORATION; HYDROLOGY; PIEZOMETER; WATER TABLE; WETLAND;

APPALACHIANS; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1442266614     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/0277-5212(2003)023[0792:EODOTW]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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