Linking hydroperiod and vegetation response in Carolina bay wetlands

Plant Ecology

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 173-185

  Battaglia, L L ^a   Collins, B S ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carolina bay; Depressional wetland; Gradient; Plant community; Vegetation; Zonation

Indexed keywords

BAY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FLOODING; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; HYDROPERIOD; PLANT COMMUNITY; PROPAGULE; VEGETATIVE REPRODUCTION; WATER DEPTH; WETLAND; ZONATION;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CAROLINA; GREATER ANTILLES; NORTH AMERICA; PUERTO RICO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745037968     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-005-9062-7     Document Type: Article

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