Hydrologic factors affecting initial willow seedling establishment along a subalpine stream, Colorado, U.S.A.

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 636-643

  Woods, Scott W ^a   Cooper, David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT;

COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

POPULUS; SALIX;

EID: 28944449811     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(2005)037[0636:HFAIWS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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