Plant diversity in riparian forests in northwest Colorado: Effects of time and river regulation

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 218, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 107-114

  Uowolo, Amanda L ^a,b   Binkley, Dan ^a   Adair, E Carol ^a  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cottonwood; Green River; Populus; River regulation; Yampa River

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DAMS; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; PLANTS (BOTANY); RIVERS;

GREEN RIVER; PLANT DIVERSITY; RIVER REGULATION; YAMPA RIVER;

FORESTRY;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; RIPARIAN FOREST; RIVER FLOW; RIVER MANAGEMENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

BIODIVERSITY; DAMS; FORESTS; PLANTS; POPULUS; RIVERS;

COLORADO; GREEN RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD; YAMPA RIVER;

POPULUS; POPULUS DELTOIDES;

EID: 26444612099     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2005.07.003     Document Type: Article

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