Growth of riparian cottonwoods: A developmental pattern and the influence of geomorphic context

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 210-218

  Willms, Chad R ^a   Pearce, David W ^a   Rood, Stewart B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cottonwoods; Dendrochronology; Geomorphology; Growth rate; Poplars; Populus; Riparian

Indexed keywords

COTTON; FLOODS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; RIVER CONTROL;

COTTONWOODS; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; GROWTH RATE; POPLARS; POPULUS; RIPARIAN;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ANATOMY; FLOODS; POPULUS; RIVERS;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; POPULUS; POPULUS ANGUSTIFOLIA; POPULUS DELTOIDES; POPULUS SP.; POPULUS TRICHOCARPA;

EID: 32344436500     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-005-0027-1     Document Type: Article

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