Vegetation development in a modified riparian environment: Human imprints on an allegheny river wilderness

Annals of the Association of American Geographers

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 189-202

  Cowell, C Mark ^a   Dyer, James M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dam impacts; Disturbance regime; Flooding; Natural area management

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; FLOODPLAIN; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT CONSERVATION; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; WILDERNESS AREA;

NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1642430496     PISSN: 00045608     EISSN: 14678306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8306.00286     Document Type: Review

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