Flood-deposited wood debris and its contribution to heterogeneity and regeneration in a semi-arid riparian landscape

Oecologia

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 434-444

  Pettit, Neil E ^a,b   Naiman, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biogeochemistry; Flooding disturbance; Kruger National Park; Large woody debris; Riparian vegetation; South Africa

Indexed keywords

COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; FLOODING; HETEROGENEITY; REGENERATION; RIPARIAN VEGETATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISASTER; ECOSYSTEM; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIVER; SOIL; SOUTH AFRICA; THEORETICAL MODEL; TREE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ECOSYSTEM; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NATURAL DISASTERS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIVERS; SOIL; SOUTH AFRICA; TREES;

EID: 24344450405     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-005-0143-z     Document Type: Article

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