Linking surface- and ground-water levels to riparian grassland species along the Platte River in central Nebraska, USA

Wetlands

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 665-687

  Henszey, Robert J ^a,c   Pfeiffer, Kent ^a   Keough, Janet R ^b,d  

^a Platte River Whooping Crane Maintenance Trust   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^d National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Coenocline; Direct gradient analysis; Non linear models; Plant frequency; Riparian vegetation; Species response curve; Surface And ground water level; Water table; Wet meadow

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; GRASSLAND; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; WATER LEVEL;

NEBRASKA; NORTH AMERICA; PLATTE RIVER; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 25144515958     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/0277-5212(2004)024[0665:LSAGLT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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